Category: Standardized testing

Challenges and Major Changes Are Afoot in Efforts to Increase Student Diversity in Higher Education

December 16, 2022
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Recent decisions made at the highest levels of American legal education, and cases on which the U.S Supreme Court will soon rule, are adding fuel to a debate that has always been at least on simmer.  Indeed, the decisions made by law schools and the cases in the Supreme Court, both centered on practices and…

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Irvine Schools Recognized as No. 1 Again in Standardized Testing

November 15, 2022
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The Irvine Unified School District won top recognition as the best district in the state last month regarding standardized testing, according to a press release from the school district. The ranking was based on results from last spring’s testing of students in grades 3 through 8 and those in 11th grade for science, mathematics, and…

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Cal State Universities Drop SAT, ACT Requirements

March 24, 2022
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The Board of Trustees for California State University (CSU) system voted unanimously to remove SAT and ACT standardized tests from the undergraduate admission process, CSU announced on March 23. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CSU has temporarily suspended the use of standardized tests in its admission requirement for the 2021–22 and 2022–23 academic year….

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Benefits of Standardized Testing for Homeschoolers

June 2, 2021
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Commentary Last week, I read an article in The Epoch Times titled “University of California System Will No Longer Consider SAT and ACT Scores,” temporarily dropping standardized testing for admissions based on a lawsuit. I like the idea of dropping the tests in theory, but in practice, some students will lose many potential benefits. As…

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