SAT
Assessment
Grades and Standardized Test Scores Aren't Matching Up. Here's Why
Researchers have found discrepancies between student grades and their scores on standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT.
College & Workforce Readiness
The New Digital SAT: 4 Important Details Educators Need to Know
The digital SAT college admissions exam launches in the United States this spring.
College & Workforce Readiness
The SAT Is Making a Comeback. Here's a Look at the Numbers and What They Tell Us
More colleges have made the test optional, but students are still taking the SAT in droves.
College & Workforce Readiness
Q&A
A College Admissions Expert Explains What Going Test-Optional Means for High School Seniors
The movement to test-optional college admissions is helping colleges diversify their enrollments, this expert says.
Assessment
Opinion
What the Digital SAT Will Mean for 69´«Ã½ and Educators
The college-admissions test will be fully digital by 2024. Priscilla Rodriguez from the College Board discusses the change.
Education
SAT Scores, Test-Takers Tick Down Amid COVID-19 Closures
Just under 2.2 million students took the SAT in 2020, about 22,000 students fewer than last year, and average test scores dropped in both math and language arts.
Equity & Diversity
College Board Cancels June SAT and Amps Up Fall Testing Schedule
To make up for lost opportunities for college admissions testing during the coronavirus crisis, the board plans to offer the test more often in the fall, including some test administrations during the school day.
College & Workforce Readiness
69´«Ã½ Petition Colleges for SAT and ACT Flexibility Due to Coronavirus
Worried that coronavirus testing disruptions will harm their college applications, a coalition of student groups is calling on colleges and universities to accept applications without SAT or ACT scores when application season starts up again next fall.
School & District Management
Coronavirus Throws Spring Testing Into Disarray
As thousands of schools are shuttered nationwide to stem the spread of coronavirus, state leaders are wrestling with a dilemma: Should they administer state tests or cancel them?
Families & the Community
Briefly Stated
Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed
A collection of short news stories from this week.
College & Workforce Readiness
Counselors Blast College Board's Plan to Assign 69´«Ã½ a 'Disadvantage' Score
The College Board's plan to score students' 'level of disadvantage' based on their schools and neighborhoods has some college counselors asking: Will wealthy parents try to game the system?
Special Education
69´«Ã½ With Disabilities Fear Fallout From College Admissions Scandal
Allegations that some students lied about having disabilities so they could get special accommodations on college entrance exams have the disabilities community worried about a backlash.
College & Workforce Readiness
The SAT Makes Surprise Appearance in Michael Cohen/Trump Hearing
The former Trump attorney and fixer testifies that Trump directed him to write threatening letters to prevent the release of the president's grades and SAT scores.
College & Workforce Readiness
Sudden SAT Score Gains Don't Change 69´«Ã½' College Choices
Retaking the SAT and scoring 100 points higher doesn't change students' thinking about where they should apply to college, a new study finds.