The digital SAT will be offered beginning in March 2024. Students can take it on a computer or tablet, and the test will be shortened to two hours from three. In March, the College Board will launch ...

An amendment to a House bill that would expand a controversial school voucher program in Tennessee also proposes sweeping changes to standardized testing requirements for public school students. The ...

TO TAKE THEIR YEARLY EXAM. GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO SAYS HE WANTS STUDENTS TO TAKE STANDARDIZED TESTS ONLINE, SAVING PENNSYLVANIA MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO MAKES A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ...

Like the SAT, the ACT “is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions,” according to The Princeton Review. It measures how ready a student is for college and ...

A bill that would replace STAAR, the state's standardized test, with three shorter tests is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up ...

A Texas House bill could reshape how the state assesses students on standardized tests and holds school districts accountable for children’s performance on those exams. House Bill 4 would eliminate ...

In a sudden removal of its test-optional Covid-era policy, Dartmouth College decided to reinstate a requirement for SAT or ACT scores in applications beginning with the class of 2029, following MIT’s ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted 4-3 Tuesday on a resolution that would allow 10 schools to opt out of standardized tests and test preparation beginning in the 2025-26 school year ...

The Texas Legislature is considering changes to the STAAR, our state's high-stakes end-of-year test of student performance. So recently, we asked how the STAAR has affected you and people around you.

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