By Scott Jaschik. Each year, press reports focus on a few measures of the growing selectivity of colleges and universities in admissions. Typically the emphasis is on the shrinking single-digit admit rate at Ivies or Stanford University, or the only slightly better odds at elite public universities. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Some test takers have received good news -- their scores are going up. But could all test takers have figured out how to report the problem. More...

By Scott Jaschik. New analysis raises questions about fairness. But is issue rich students getting accommodations they don't deserve or low-income students whose needs are not being met. More...

By Scott Jaschik. ACT has come out against the new adversity score that the College Board will soon assign to students based on their high schools and neighborhoods. The idea is to provide colleges with more context about applicants, who would not know their score. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Students who attend wealthy high schools appear more likely than those who attend low-income high schools to get extra time on the SAT and other exams, according to a new analysis by The Wall Street Journal. At some wealthy high schools identified by the Journal, one in four students is permitted to have extra time on tests by virtue of having claimed a disability. More...