Do standardized achievement tests unfairly advantage white and Asian students and disadvantage the rest? According to a group of educational organizations and civil rights groups the answer is yes.

In April, Harvard University announced that it would again require prospective undergraduates to submit either SAT or ACT scores as part of their applications for fall 2025, a significant policy ...

Students in Finland have the highest test scores in the world, but not because they take standardized tests every year. In Finland, a child is not tested until high school, yet students there test ...

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 ...

Dartmouth recently made headlines as the first Ivy League institution to reintroduce the standardized testing requirement in the admissions process, after three years of test-optional admissions. The ...

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African American teenage girl sitting at the desk in a classroom holding a pencil and looking down at the paper in front of her. In April, Harvard University announced that it would again require ...