The New SAT
Education Week looks at the revamped SAT, set to debut in March 2005, and its effects on schools and students.
Federal
Spellings Hits Road, Stresses Charter Plan
The Bush administration's plan for NCLB renewal includes expanding the role of charter schools and revamping high school instruction.
College & Workforce Readiness
Test-Takers Also to Face More Rigorous SAT Math Section
69传媒 taking the revamped SAT this spring will face a broader test of their abilities in advanced mathematics, a level of rigor that reflects the higher standards many states are making a part of their high school graduation requirements.
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SAT鈥檚 Next Chapter About to Be Written
Starting in March, the SAT, taken annually by more than 1.4 million college-bound students, will undergo its most significant change since 1994. Changes include revised math and critical reading sections, and a new writing portion.
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Educators Hope SAT鈥檚 New Essay Will Bolster Writing in 69传媒
Twenty-five minutes may not seem like much time to ponder a provocative passage about human nature and to draft an essay outlining one鈥檚 views on a related philosophical question. But high school students taking part in the ritual of the nation鈥檚 most- used college-entrance exam will have to do just that, beginning in March.
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ACT Admissions Test, Like Rival, Adds Essay, But Makes It Optional
Like any pair of longtime competitors, the sponsors of the nation鈥檚 two major college-entrance exams, the SAT and ACT, regularly scrutinize each other鈥檚 work, and adjust their own accordingly.