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Standardized testing continues to be a critical component in U.S. education and college admissions. This stands true even as formats evolve and new technologies reshape the academic experience. This ...

Standardized testing results may force teachers to work toward increasing test scores rather than students’ knowledge, panelists said yesterday at the Data-Driven Student Achievement forum. The panel ...

If you work long enough in education, you see that most academic trends swing through extreme phases like a pendulum. College admissions trends have followed suit, especially regarding standardized ...

Earlier this month, President Trump signed a memorandum requiring increased transparency in higher education admissions. The purpose of the order is to ensure that universities are admitting students ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Legatt explores the intersection of education, AI, and leadership. As a former admissions officer and college consultant, I’ve ...

Sandhya Kumar ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a joint concentrator in Molecular & Cellular Biology and Statistics in Winthrop House. In high school I was terrified of the SAT. I felt like it would ...

Corrected: A previous version of this article misstated the consequences for low-performing schools related to state and federally required testing. Students in one Arizona district will take fewer ...