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At the sixth-ranked American public university, UC San Diego, a quarter of students taking a remedial math course placement exam couldn’t solve for x in this equation: 7 + 2 = x + 6. A third couldn’t ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees voted Thursday to reinstate standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions, ending a test-optional pilot program ...

Re “Teaching” (Your Views, Dec. 4): The letter writer asserts the Standards of Learning bugaboo precludes critical thinking and problem solving — the skills most necessary out in the real world.

According to OpenAI, the introduction of FrontierScience represents a significant advancement in AI evaluation by focusing on expert-level scientific reasoning and testing AI models on complex, ...

When the College Board canceled SAT testing in 2020, hundreds of colleges adopted test-optional admissions policies that fall. The Urban Institute reported that the number of four-year colleges and ...

Mandating more tests for school children to make them learn and wondering why they aren’t improving is the equivalent of a gardener repeatedly digging up the seeds he has planted and wondering why t ...

On November 28, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew its 2024 proposed rule entitled “Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products.

When the College Board cancelled SAT testing in 2020, hundreds of colleges adopted test-optional admissions policies for that fall. The Urban Institute reported that the number of four-year colleges ...

The writers of today’s point and counterpoint columns are addressing the question, “Should US schools require standardized testing?” For more than a century, American education has been driven by the ...

Gov. Maura Healey unveiled proposals for a new high school graduation framework, more than a year after voters decided to repeal the MCAS graduation requirement. Students would be required to take, ...