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Admissions Movement Leaving ACT/SAT Behind

Hundreds of four-year, liberal arts schools have decreased reliance upon ACT/SAT test scores in admissions. These institutions are self-identifying in three categories: test-optional, test-flexible and test-blind.

October 11, 2016

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ACT Scores Show Many Grads not Ready for College-level Work

WASHINGTON ― The latest scores from the ACT college entrance exam suggest many of this year’s high school graduates aren’t ready for college-level course work. In its annual score report released Wednesday, the testing company said only 38 percent of graduating seniors who took the exam hit the college-prepared benchmark in at least three of […]

August 24, 2016

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WASHINGTON ― In a packed auditorium at the U.S. Department of Education, surrounded by many of those who say they know him as an adviser, fixer, friend, mentor, advocate, colleague, and surrogate, Leonard L. Haynes III, Ph.D., wrapped up nearly three decades of public service in higher education.

April 12, 2016

Students

Expert at AERA: States not Equipped to Support Schools

Even though states have new flexibility under the Every Student Succeeds Act their departments of education aren’t set up to take advantage of it.

April 10, 2016

Students

50 Years of Access in Jeopardy

Voting rights, money to attend college and diversity are so common today that many of us forget they were not always hallmarks of American identity.

March 15, 2016

Students

Defending Test-optional Policies in Colleges and Universities

Both the ACT and SAT serve as a barrier to college access for low-income, first-generation and minority students.

January 24, 2016

Sports

Title IX Exclusion and Marginalization Needs to Change

We have a law that was meant to protect many, but is too focused on a few — those participating in varsity-level collegiate sports.

January 19, 2016

Recruitment & Retention

Diversity in the Teaching Workforce: False Choices and Faulty Tactics

Teacher diversity is crucial to a student’s success in the classroom, yet attracting and retaining a diverse workforce remains an issue for some institutions.

October 19, 2015

Sports

Franklin Pierce University Makes Test Scores Optional

Franklin Pierce University is joining a growing list of schools that no longer require most applicants to submit standardized test scores.

August 30, 2015

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K-12 System Not Preparing Students for Life After High School

The ACT’s new report on College and Career Readiness for 2015 shows that a significant percentage of students is leaving the K-12 system underprepared for postsecondary education and work.

August 26, 2015

Disabilties

Court Backs Wichita State University in Lawsuit Over Test

A federal appeals court has sided with Wichita State University in a lawsuit brought by a student with attention deficit disorder over a failed test.

August 25, 2015

Disabilties

ADA at 25: Making Life Accessible

Five days before he was to start college, Fred Maahs’ world turned upside down.

July 28, 2015