SAT & ACT requirements shift across US colleges
From test-optional to test-blind, and back again at some elite schools, admissions policies are far from settled.
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Universities must disclose applicants’ race & scores
Trump order forcing universities to disclose race and scores could magnify wealth gaps, shrink diversity, and reshape US higher education.
ACT to make science optional this spring
The ACT continues to evolve as one of the nation's eminent college admissions tests: science will be an optional subtest in 2025.
Neb. trying to tie state tests to classroom practice
One state is trying hard to integrate district testing priorities with state accountability needs, but it'll only work if data comes back quickly.
ACT math practice: business sales algebra
Given a few facts about the total sales at a business over 3 years, can you find the basis sales figures using algebraic manipulation?
ACT achievement gap (poverty) worse than feared
ACT data from the graduating class of 2016 show a wide achievement gap between white/Asian students and those from low-income familes. Anybody care?
ACT to add support for English learners
ACT announced that it will provide some supports for English learners for its college admissions test, beginning in 2017-18.
More students take ACT, but scores drop a little
ACT participation is up a little, achievement of the college-readiness benchmark on the test is down a little. Some state data is released.
Bravo: College refuses to accept SAT/ACT scores
We applaud the efforts of Hampshire College, which has banned SAT or ACT scores for student applicants. The college isn't ranked anymore as a result.
IL tops list of states requiring ACT of all grads
2015 ACT composite scores in Illinois were highest among states where all graduates were required to take the test.