Discussion as to the fairness and usefulness of standardized tests ensues in its effects on teaching, students' learning and the college admissions process. It is unhelpful and discouraging to have ...
The event in Mudd Hall was the latest in the Speak Free USC series, which previously hosted a discussion on the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, after the University refused to ...
In the Education Department’s sweeping Dear Colleague letter last month, acting assistant secretary for civil rights Craig Trainor wrote that colleges must eliminate all race-conscious programs and ...
A new paper from Jamil Maroun and Christopher Tienken sets out to determine whether a state’s big standardized test measures student learning, teacher effectiveness, or something else. The answer, it ...
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 ...
Re “Don’t Ditch Standardized Tests. Fix Them,” by Jessica Grose (Opinion, nytimes.com, Jan. 17): Ms. Grose is incorrect when she says, “Without standardized testing, we won’t know where to put the ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. At the sixth-ranked American public university, UC San Diego, a quarter of students taking a remedial math course ...
Regarding the Feb. 23 news article “Yale will again require standardized test scores for admission”: I commend Yale University and other institutions that, despite acknowledging the imperfections of ...