ETS Acquires ACT: What It Means for Standardized Testing in College Admissions

More colleges are returning to requiring standardized test scores from applicants. The change is intended to help students ...

Columbia Moves to Require Standardized Tests Again

Columbia University will once again require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores to be admitted starting in 2027, according to a university statement, after a faculty review determined they were “a ...
Yahoo

How Standardized Exams Can Favor Privilege Over Potential

This article was originally published in The Conversation. At first glance, calls from members of Congress to restore academic merit in college admissions might sound like a neutral policy. In our ...

San Dieguito resolution aims to address decline in student readiness in college

The San Dieguito Union High School District board is considering a resolution urging the University of California system to ...

UC to consider reinstating SAT, ACT tests after faculty say students are deficient in math

The University of California will consider bringing back SAT and ACT requirements for first-year admissions. UC ended test requirements in 2020.

California board of regents to review SAT/ACT testing ban after 1,400 professors warn of ‘severe’ math gaps

UC President James B. Milliken announced a data-driven review of admissions testing after faculty warned they are being forced to re-teach middle school math to students.
Forbes

Princeton University To Resume Requiring ACT Or SAT For Admission In 2028

Princeton University announced this week that it will resume requiring standardized test scores for undergraduates seeking admission to the university beginning with the 2027-28 admission cycle. First ...
Forbes

Dartmouth Reinstitutes Standardized Testing Requirement For Undergraduate Admissions

Dartmouth College will once again require standardized college admissions tests in order to be admitted to the school, a reversal for the Ivy League school that was one of a thousand schools that made ...
Smithsonian Magazine

100 Years Ago, Students Across the U.S. Took the First SAT. Today, Relatively Few Colleges Require the Test. Where Is It Headed?

The standardized exam has evolved over the past century, all in the name of testing for college readiness. Now, it has become ...
The Nation

What I Learned About Standardized Testing

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published by Youth Communications and is reposted here with permission. YC is a nonprofit publisher of teen-written stories and curriculum to help educators ...
Pew Research Center

For the 100th anniversary of the SAT, a look at standardized test scores over time

As the SAT nears its 100th anniversary, here's a look at how the test has changed since 1926 and how scores on both the SAT and ACT have shifted over time.
Psychology Today

What Standardized Test Scores Tell Us—and What They Don't

The standardized tests used for college admissions—tests like the SAT, ACT, LSAT, and GMAT—are some of the most reliable measurement instruments available. They reflect an enormous investment of ...