/tags/standardized-testing standardized testing en-US Copyright Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:11:00 GMT /2021-02-23/states-must-test-student-learning-this-year-biden-administration-says Annual state testing was canceled last year because of the pandemic. Many states want to skip it again, but the Education Department says no. Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:11:00 GMT /2021-02-23/states-must-test-student-learning-this-year-biden-administration-says Anya Kamenetz /news-partners/2021-01-19/sat-discontinues-subject-tests-and-optional-essay The College Board, citing the pandemic for the changes, will shift focus to a new digital version of the college entrance exam. Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:12:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-19/sat-discontinues-subject-tests-and-optional-essay Elissa Nadworny , Eda Uzunlar /2020-04-01/colleges-go-test-optional-after-sat-act-are-called-off More than a dozen colleges have dropped testing requirements for admission, with one school citing "unprecedented obstacles and disruptions" due to the coronavirus pandemic. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:03:31 GMT /2020-04-01/colleges-go-test-optional-after-sat-act-are-called-off Elissa Nadworny /2020-03-20/education-dept-makes-changes-to-standardized-tests-student-loans-over-coronavirus The department announced it will waive testing requirements, and federal student loan borrowers will automatically have their interest rates set to 0%, with an option to suspend payments. Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:38:28 GMT /2020-03-20/education-dept-makes-changes-to-standardized-tests-student-loans-over-coronavirus Elissa Nadworny /news-partners/2019-12-10/lawsuit-claims-sat-and-act-are-illegal-in-california-admissions Students and advocacy groups want the University of California system to drop the test requirement. They argue the policy "illegally discriminates against applicants on the basis of race and wealth." Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:01:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-10/lawsuit-claims-sat-and-act-are-illegal-in-california-admissions Elissa Nadworny /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-07-05/disadvantaged-students-and-higher-education The SAT College Board has started using so-called “adversity scores,” which are designed to reflect a student’s socioeconomic status and create context… Fri, 05 Jul 2019 09:00:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-07-05/disadvantaged-students-and-higher-education /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-06-20/adversity-and-college The SAT College Board has added a new section to the standardized test called 'adversity.'This section is scored based on the students socioeconomic rank… Thu, 20 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-06-20/adversity-and-college /news-partners/2019-05-16/sat-to-score-students-disadvantages-to-try-to-even-the-playing-field The new SAT score is based on factors such as average family income, educational attainment, housing stability and crime. Test-takers won't see the score, but colleges will. Thu, 16 May 2019 21:59:54 GMT /news-partners/2019-05-16/sat-to-score-students-disadvantages-to-try-to-even-the-playing-field Bobby Allyn /news/2018-09-07/mike-dewine-proposes-less-testing-more-job-training-in-education-plan Republican governor candidate Mike DeWine wants to reduce the amount of standardized testing in Ohio – one of several goals he laid out in a new education… Fri, 07 Sep 2018 09:00:00 GMT /news/2018-09-07/mike-dewine-proposes-less-testing-more-job-training-in-education-plan Andy Chow /news/2017-03-20/for-some-students-ohios-college-testing-requirement-gets-a-pass At Bexley High School, the third-best high school in Ohio according to U.S. News & World Report, most juniors were planning to take a college entrance… Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-03-20/for-some-students-ohios-college-testing-requirement-gets-a-pass Adora Namigadde