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Beware of NAEP Test Score Spin
Today, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released state-by-state test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Comparing 2022 scores with pre-COVID numbers …
The Meaning of NACAC: What the College Admissions Process Tells Us About Assessment
A few weeks ago, I attended my first ever NACAC (National Association of College Admission Counseling) Conference in Houston. It was a massive three-day affair …
SAT Test-Taking Drops by 21%; ACT Continues Slide
2022 data shows signification drops as students respond to college policies and opt out of test taking.
Assessment for Equity and Excellence
Throughout my teaching career in New York City public schools, I considered myself extraordinarily lucky. As a social studies teacher at Urban Academy and The …
Data From Public Colleges
Data showing the impact of test optional policies is often found in public college’s Board of Trustees or Faculty senate meeting documents. These reports are …
New Digital SAT is Marketing Ploy
Shifting an unnecessary, biased, coachable, and poorly predictive multiple-choice exam that few schools currently require from pencil-and-paper delivery to an electronic format does not magically …