Debates about testing often focus on how different socioeconomic or racial groups compare within the system. Here's the real question: Do these tests even measure what’s important?

President Trump signed a memorandum requiring increased transparency in higher education admissions, which can only be ...

Fortunately, efforts are being made to address the problem of biased tests. Test developers purposefully strive to rework exams to ensure that every test-taker is on an equal playing field.

When discussing the pitfalls of high-stakes standardized testing, critics often point out the enormous pressure put on individual students. Perhaps we should hone in more on the pressure felt by each ...

Two main criticisms have crystallized from the standardized testing debate in recent years. The first is that a three-hour standardized test isn’t an accurate measure of ability. This is an attractive ...

Oklahoma State Department of Education officials now acknowledge that 9,100 students across the state had standardized tests disrupted by the testing vendor's computer problems last week - more ...

The scope of the testing troubles is still being determined, but many lawmakers detailed other major problems. Battles relayed stories of partial multiple choice lists showing up on students ...

Standardized tests tend to be biased in favor of those whose culture and upbringing most closely resemble that of the test makers--in most cases, white middle-class males who live in urban areas.

CNY Schools & Colleges Here‘s what standardized test scores can and can’t tell you about local schools Published: Nov. 11, 2024, 7:00 a.m.

Solving a testing problem To solve that problem, the district decided in 2018 to traverse a series of bureaucratic hurdles to make Cambridge its one and only high school test.

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Two big changes are coming to the ACT standardized test, according to an official statement released in July from Janet Godwin, the CEO of ACT. After the ACT Enrollment ...