Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students sit for a proctored standardized test before the Covid-19 pandemic. Five years after COVID-19 shut down classrooms and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For juniors and seniors preparing to apply to their dream colleges and universities, standardized testing is just one hurdle among ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The University of Chicago's decision to make the SAT and ACT optional for admission makes it the first top 10 research university in the country to join the growing trend. The ...

Let me start with some statistics. From the U.S. class of 2023, made up of 3.7 to 4 million seniors, about 1.9 million students took the SAT—but somewhere between 40% and 50% of those seniors didn’t ...

College entrance exams are part of life for most every Chicagoland high school student. The two most common tests are the SAT and the ACT - and, for many students and their families, these tests are ...

Standardized test scores remain one of the most important college admission factors. Studies have shown that high school grade point averages continue to experience grade inflation across the country.

Students who opt for the online ACT won't know until the day of the test whether they get the traditional digital test or the shorter, experimental version. Racing to catch up to the College Board and ...

In our Reality Check stories, Herald-Leader journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? hlcityregion@herald-leader.com. Kentucky is moving ...

The Nov. 1 early application deadline for most colleges is almost here. More than at any time in the year — especially since COVID upended many college admissions precedents — I get a litany of ...

SPRINGFIELD -- When Illinois high school students sit down to take their annual state assessments next year, they will take a different exam than in recent years. The Illinois State Board of Education ...

Here’s an SAT-style question that college administrators should be required to answer: What is the best predictor of a student’s academic success at an elite college? A) Family income. B) Skin color.