The Gazette

Regent questions criticism of ‘Classic Learning Test’ as alternative to ACT, SAT

Iowa Board of Regents members, from left, David Barker, Greta Rouse and Nancy Boettger listen June 2, 2022, to a presentation while meeting at the University of Iowa. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Buy ...
Education Week

Dartmouth and Yale Are Backtracking on ‘Test-Optional’ Admissions. Why That Matters

Earlier this month, Dartmouth College announced that it would reactivate its standardized testing requirement for undergraduate admission beginning with the class of 2029 applicants. Less than two ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Admissions Officials Urge Colleges to Put Standardized-Testing Policies to the Test

C olleges should scrutinize their standardized-testing requirements and determine whether those policies serve the public good. They should regularly assess the extent to which ACT and SAT scores help ...
Inside Higher Ed

Dartmouth’s Admissions Dean on the Return to Testing

Admissions dean Lee Coffin spoke with Inside Higher Ed about the data behind Dartmouth’s decision to reinstate standardized testing, and more. Dartmouth College this week became the first Ivy League ...
The New York Times

Brown University Will Reinstate Standardized Tests for Admission

Brown University will reinstate standardized testing requirements for admission, joining Yale, Dartmouth and M.I.T. in backtracking on “test optional” policies adopted during the Covid pandemic. Brown ...