Can the College Board Measure Adversity on the SAT?
The College Board plans to score a student's adversity from one to 100.
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The College Admissions Scandal and the Trouble With Strictly Timed Standardized Tests
When we prioritize speed on the SAT, we discriminate against poor or disabled students—while we discount the importance of slower, deeper thinking.
Viewfinder: Chinese Students Cheer Themselves on Before Taking a College Entrance Exam
Candidates cheer for themselves before sitting the National College Entrance Examination (a.k.a. Gaokao) outside an exam site on June 7th, 2018.
Searching for Biomarkers to Diagnose Mental Illness
New research is working toward creating simple physical tests that could shed light on diseases like anxiety and depression.
The Federal Government Denies California’s Request for New Science Tests
The California Department of Education is pushing forward with plans to update its science tests — even though the federal…
Using Evaluation to Help Teachers Learn
It’s past time for us to realize that our current method of evaluating teachers deserves a failing grade.…
What’s the State of Your State’s Early Education Program?
How different states stack up in promoting early literacy.
Could You Pass the New GED Test?
In 2014, the GED Testing Service rolled out a new assessment meant to measure not just high school equivalency but also career- and college-readiness skills. The questions below are designed to be very similar to those you might find on a GED exam today.
Making the Case for a Good-Enough Diploma
Common Core and big business have combined to make the lot of the upwardly mobile high school dropout even more dire.
The New and Unimproved Version of the GED
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.