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November 25, 2019
University of California under pressure from within to abandon SAT and ACT for admission
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ makes strongest remarks yet against the use of college admissions tests at Berkeley as university awaits faculty report on the issue.
Louis Freedberg
October 29, 2019
Gov. Newsom missed opportunity by not allowing students to take SAT or ACT in lieu of state tests
If we raise the bar and also provide the right support for kids, teachers and parents, students will meet or exceed our expectations.
Christopher J. Steinhauser
October 13, 2019
Gov. Newsom vetoes allowing districts to substitute SAT for 11th grade state test
In veto message, Newsom says giving districts the test option would widen inequities in college admission that the bill was intended to narrow.
John Fensterwald
October 7, 2019
Debate underway whether University of California should require SAT and ACT for admissions
A UC faculty group is studying whether to drop SAT and ACT, overhaul them or substitute other tests as application requirements.
Larry Gordon
August 27, 2019
College Board revises plans for single “adversity score” as tool in admissions
In response to criticism, the College Board is reforming a new admissions tool meant to measure hardships that a freshman applicant faces.
Michael Burke
July 10, 2019
Making the case for college admissions tests
The ACT and SAT provide many valuable benefits to both students and schools, proponents say.
Yoon Choi, Cynthia Schmeiser and Wayne Camara
March 29, 2019
Another push to expand use of SAT in California amid criticism of test
One bill would let school districts give the SAT or ACT to all students, at state expense; another calls on UC and CSU to consider phasing out the tests altogether.
John Fensterwald
March 14, 2019
Charities disavow links to mastermind of college bribery scheme despite online claims
Leaders of youth-serving organizations in California and elsewhere said William Singer, who pleaded guilty to orchestrating an elaborate fraud to skirt admission standards at elite universities, falsely claimed to be partnering with them to help low-income children go to college.
David Washburn
October 24, 2018
California's SAT scores rise, beat national averages
While overall scores rose, only 48 percent of California students did well enough on the SAT to be considered fully college ready. Ethnic disparities remain as well.
Larry Gordon
October 2, 2018
Small rise in California’s math and reading scores in 2018
There are signs of "encouragement" and "distress" in implementing the Common Core standards after four years of Smarter Balanced testing. There is also a dilemma: 11th-grade results.
John Fensterwald
September 30, 2018
Gov. Brown vetoes bill to let districts give SAT or ACT as 11th grade test
Dozens of districts are offering the tests at their own expense already, because scores on SAT and ACT, not Smarter Balanced, are what matters to high school juniors.
John Fensterwald
March 15, 2018
Don’t swap state tests like Smarter Balanced for SAT or ACT, report cautions
State Superintendent Torlakson and some superintendents are at odds on the issue. An analysis by the prominent nonprofit Achieve will add fuel to the debate.
John Fensterwald
January 31, 2018
High school juniors could get relief from test fatigue under bill to offer SAT for 11th-grade test
Patrick O’Donnell says students would benefit from subbing SAT or ACT for Smarter Balanced math and reading exams
John Fensterwald
September 26, 2017
Less than half of all students fully college-ready on revised SAT test
The test’s content was dramatically changed last year to align much more closely with subject material taught in high school. Gaps among racial groups persist in California and nationally.