SAT now all-digital, an hour shorter

The College Board says its new, fully digital, shorter SAT analyzes student performance and provides exam questions that meet each students’ skill level.

Transforming how students learn

To boost academic success and support students from historically underrepresented groups, the University of Georgia is training faculty to adopt an active learning model in their classrooms.

Can data science prepare high school students for success?

After shifting guidance from the group that sets admissions criteria for California’s public universities, educators are debating the benefits and drawbacks of allowing students to substitute data science for Algebra II when it comes to engagement and college preparation.

What’s preventing stopped-out students from returning to campus?

A national survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education finds that students who left college without a degree often had complicated interactions with higher ed that discourage them from completing their programs. Understanding their experiences can help colleges bring them back.

Dartmouth reinstates SAT/ACT requirement, citing diversity goals

Dartmouth College recently became the first Ivy League school to reactivate its SAT/ACT requirement for applicants, saying that standardized test results help admissions officers to notice promising students from less-resourced backgrounds who “might otherwise be missed in a test-optional environment.”