Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students sit for a proctored standardized test before the Covid-19 pandemic. Five years after COVID-19 shut down classrooms and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The University of Chicago's decision to make the SAT and ACT optional for admission makes it the first top 10 research university in the country to join the growing trend. The ...

The ACT test is an indicator of students' college readiness. While not every postsecondary school requires applicants to submit their ACT scores, students may find that having a good ACT score can be ...

Let me start with some statistics. From the U.S. class of 2023, made up of 3.7 to 4 million seniors, about 1.9 million students took the SAT—but somewhere between 40% and 50% of those seniors didn’t ...

Standardized test scores remain one of the most important college admission factors. Studies have shown that high school grade point averages continue to experience grade inflation across the country.

SPRINGFIELD -- When Illinois high school students sit down to take their annual state assessments next year, they will take a different exam than in recent years. The Illinois State Board of Education ...

There could be changes to admission requirements for Georgia's public colleges and universities. Around this time last year, FOX 5 reported 23 of the University System of Georgia's 26 schools would ...

The SAT and ACT are standardized tests that can help students get into colleges and earn scholarships. Although they have similar content, they’re ultimately different in other aspects. Most colleges ...

After almost four years, Yale University is joining another Ivy League school to once again require applicants to submit an SAT or ACT score, saying the change could help boost admittance for ...

The Classic Learning Test is being adopted by more states as another option for college admissions beside the ACT, SAT, and AP exams. Indiana became the latest on Thursday when Gov. Mike Braun signed ...

Few aspects of the college application process get the blood pumping more than standardized tests. Even though I wasn’t the one filling in little ovals with a No. 2 pencil, I’ll admit to stressing a ...

Here’s an SAT-style question that college administrators should be required to answer: What is the best predictor of a student’s academic success at an elite college? A) Family income. B) Skin color.