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September 26, 2013 2:50 PM
SAT Scores Always Go Down

Once again, American SAT scores have gone down. Again, people write that this is evidence that American schools are declining. No, SAT scores are supposed to go down. That’s just how the standardized test works. As Julie Ryan writes at...

By Daniel Luzer
March 18, 2011 3:33 PM
SAT Prep Now Invades Even Distraction Techniques

There’s now a cell phone application for SAT preparation. According to a piece by Caralee Adams in Education Week: Now, there's an app for your mobile phones and or iPad to run through practice questions and get test-taking tips....

By Daniel Luzer
December 29, 2010 10:00 AM
Cheating Patrol

Apparently some online technology actually hindering some academic cheating. According to a piece by Trip Gabriel in the New York Times: Mississippi had a problem born of the age of soaring student testing and digital technology. High school students taking...

By Daniel Luzer
June 23, 2010 1:04 PM
SAT Prep in Your Benefits Package

Apparently SAT preparation is so popular that it’s now showing up in some unexpected places. According to an article by Jacques Steinberg in the New York Times, college prep was, on Monday, offered by a benefits program of the A.F.L.-C.I.O....

By Daniel Luzer
June 21, 2010 11:00 AM
The SAT's (Many) Problems

Scholars and admissions personnel have long suspected that the SAT test might be a little culturally biased. In 1987 research psychologist Roy Freedle first argued that the test puts black students at a disadvantage. The Educational Testing Service, which administers...

By Daniel Luzer

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