Jane Robbins: The latest ACT scores show that Common Core has been a great leveler – just not in the way it was promised.
Gov. Jerry Brown, Assessment Control Freak
Outgoing California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would allow school districts to substitute Smarter Balanced with ACT or SAT.
ACT to Develop a Standardized Morals Assessment
ACT announced last week that they won a contract to provide a standardized assessment for a moral education program for students in the UAE.
ACT Sued by Disabled Students Over Release of Personal Information
A class action lawsuit was filed against ACT by a group of disabled students and parents of disabled students for release of their disability status.
Student Data For Sale
Natasha Singer in The New York Times wrote about how student data collected by the College Board through surveys connected with the SAT and PSAT.
Students Want College Board to Rescore June SAT Results
“Many students who took the SAT exam in June were surprised Wednesday to get back results that they thought were inaccurate because the score was lower than they thought.”
Brown Is Fourth Ivy League School to Drop SAT/ACT Essay Requirement
Brown University announced that it will join Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth Universities as the fourth Ivy League school that will no longer require the ACT writing or SAT essay test.
University of Chicago Joins Growing List of Colleges Not Requiring ACT or SAT
The University of Chicago joins a growing list of colleges that will no longer require students to submit ACT or SAT scores as an admission requirement.
More Schools Drop SAT/ACT Essay Requirement For Admissions
Some big news for high school seniors who plan on attending certain Ivy League schools, Yale University just announced they will no longer require students to take the SAT or ACT essay assessment as an admission requirement. They join Harvard University and Dartmouth College.
Arizona House Bill Would Require High School Juniors to Take ACT or SAT
HB 2037, a bill filed in the Arizona House of Representatives, if passed would not require high school juniors to take AzMerit or the AIMS Science test. Instead, they would take a college-readiness exam like ACT or SAT.
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