By Scott Jaschik. After the SAT make-up test was given this weekend, reports again circulated on social media that the make-up test included many questions from a past SAT widely available in Asia. More...

By Scott Jaschik. After the SAT make-up test was given this weekend, reports again circulated on social media that the make-up test included many questions from an SAT widely available in Asia. An educator who works in China told Inside Higher Ed that his students reported to him about the use of these "recycled" questions, and that one student told him she had taken a practice test with the questions the day before the exam. More...

By Scott Jaschik. University of Pennsylvania philosophy program drops requirement for its doctoral program, setting off broad discussion about the GRE test's merits and drawbacks. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The first ACT which was exclusively computer based at international testing centers, given last weekend featured glitches that prevented some students from taking the exam. More...

By Scott Jaschik. This weekend was the first in which the ACT was computer based at all international testing centers. The ACT in the United States is a mix of computer based, for state and district tests, and paper based for most individuals. More...

By Scott Jaschik. For years, critics of the college rankings of U.S. News & World Report have said that they reward prestige and wealth. The institutions that are always on the top of the rankings -- places like Harvard, Princeton and Stanford Universities -- enroll students who are destined to succeed, the critics say. It should be no surprise (and not worthy of praise) that the students then do well. More...

By Scott Jaschik. On Thursday, the university announced that it will no longer issue news releases about its application data. More...

By Scott Jaschik. As students left testing centers nationwide Saturday, having finished taking the SAT, reports started to circulate that some may have had an unfair advantage because of leaked versions of the test that had been circulating in South Korea and China. More...