A new book by Nicolas Lehmann argues against reliance on standardized testing for determining access to quality higher education. Only a couple of years after the Covid-19 pandemic led most four-year ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark C. Perna is a generational expert who covers education & careers. Every year, teachers and students across America brace for ...

With many students returning to school in September, educators are preparing their classes for the new year and getting ready for the standardized testing that takes place annually. These standardized ...

A lot has changed since Nicholas Lemann last wrote about college admissions tests in his 1999 book, The Big Test. A progressive movement against standardized test requirements took off in the 2000s, ...

Earlier this month, President Trump signed a memorandum requiring increased transparency in higher education admissions. The purpose of the order is to ensure that universities are admitting students ...

This article is featured in the 2025 Winter Carnival Special Issue. On Dec. 13, 2024, the College offered admission to the earliest accepted members of the Class of 2029 — the first class to apply to ...

Sandhya Kumar ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a joint concentrator in Molecular & Cellular Biology and Statistics in Winthrop House. In high school I was terrified of the SAT. I felt like it would ...

If you work long enough in education, you see that most academic trends swing through extreme phases like a pendulum. College admissions trends have followed suit, especially regarding standardized ...

A previous version of this article misstated the percentage of educators who believe artificial intelligence will make standardized testing worse, according to a survey conducted by the EdWeek ...

Stanford University faculty and students have debated standardized testing as the prestigious higher education institution considers reinstating the test in the admissions process. "The tests ...