Standardized tests are used across various levels and sectors in the United States, including K-12 education, college admissions, graduate school entry, and professional certifications.

Prioritizing standardized tests in college admissions could close the doors of opportunity for some capable students.© David Schaffer/istock via Getty Images Plus ...

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The proliferation of multiple “standardized” tests will create castes of test-takers, eliminating the major benefit of near-universality that standardized tests delivered in the first place.

As journalist David Leonhardt explains, standardized testing has become a highly politicized subject, with many progressives expressing concern about score disparities by race and class. The COVID-19 ...

However, like Armstrong, he believes there are better ways to go about evaluating students than through standardized tests. "There's a great push for many universities to assess how much their ...

It’s the third year since the pandemic that Colorado students took a normal set of standardized tests. Third- through eighth-graders took the tests in English and math, while fifth, eight- and ...

Anti-testing advocates also ignore that standardized test scores are often predictive of how a student will fare in college. A 2020 study from the University of California (which is prohibited by ...

BUFFALO — In an era when many students will be taking standardized tests on computers, K-12 teachers must balance the benefits of handwriting assignments with the ever-growing need for typing.

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted 4-3 Tuesday on a resolution that would allow 10 schools to opt out of standardized tests and test preparation beginning in the 2025-26 school ...

Reflecting deep inequities In the U.S., high school GPA can be a better predictor than standardized tests of college success. Clerkenwell/Vetta via Getty Images ...