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Four more Georgia public universities to require standardized test in fall 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia will require the ACT or SAT college tests at four more public universities starting in the fall of 2026, but will not restore testing requirements to as many colleges as before the pandemic. The state Board of Regents on Tuesday voted to start requiring the...
Shapiro says Pennsylvania will move all school standardized testing online in 2026
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday that his administration will move all standardized school assessment tests online in an effort to save more classroom time for instruction, create a user-friendly exam for students and relieve a burden from teachers and...
Harvard again requiring standardized test scores for those seeking admission
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University announced Thursday that it is reinstituting standardized tests as a requirement for admission beginning with the class of 2029, joining other colleges that are again mandating tests for those hoping to enter the schools. In June 2020,...
Pencils down: SATs are going all digital, and students have mixed reviews of the new format
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As SAT season kicks off this weekend, students across the U.S. for the first time will take it with computers and tablets — and not the pencils they've used since the college admissions test was introduced nearly a century ago. It's not unfamiliar...
