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The University of California Regents are debating whether to require the SAT for admissions. Robert Kaplan argues that reviving the SAT won't address issues like grade inflation, AI-generated essays, and declining essay quality, which make other admission metrics less effective. He notes SAT scores vary across racial and socioeconomic groups, potentially impacting diversity efforts.

University of California faculty are pushing to reinstate the SAT due to concerns over student preparedness, with Berkeley math professors reporting that incoming students struggle with basic multiplication.

Mexico’s tax authority, SAT, is using immigration records to identify foreigners who have become tax residents. Tax residency is determined by one's main home and center of life, not just days spent in the country, and Mexican tax residents are taxed on worldwide income.

Michigan high school students now have more flexibility in college applications as new state laws remove the mandatory essay portion of the Michigan Merit Exam. The legislation, signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, aims to reduce testing stress and reallocate resources to instruction, aligning with test-optional policies at most Michigan colleges.

ETS, the nonprofit behind the GRE and TOEFL, has acquired ACT, a major college admissions testing organization. The acquisition aims to combine their strengths to expand educational and workforce opportunities for learners while maintaining ACT's operations and existing services. Both organizations emphasize a shared mission to support students through K-12, higher education, and careers.

The University of California will consider reinstating SAT and ACT requirements for first-year admissions due to faculty concerns about student math deficiencies. The tests were previously ended in 2020.

The University of California will consider reinstating SAT and ACT requirements for first-year admissions after faculty noted student deficiencies in math. UC ended test requirements in 2020.

More than 1,300 University of California faculty members are advocating for the reinstatement of SAT and ACT entrance exams for STEM applicants. The issue was discussed by reporter Douglas Belkin on 'The Takeout'.

Over 90% of four-year universities no longer require SAT or ACT scores for admissions due to pandemic-era 'fairness' policies. Professors are urging universities to reverse this decision.

Colorado student math proficiency improved across most grades, but literacy results were mixed with some increases and declines. Preliminary CMAS test results show progress in math and varied literacy outcomes, with full data to be released in August.

University of California faculty members are calling for the reinstatement of SAT tests for STEM program admissions, citing severe math deficits in students. The demand is based on concerns about academic preparedness in STEM fields.

Hundreds of University of California professors are calling for the reinstatement of SAT or ACT requirements for STEM majors by 2027, citing a 'widening preparation gap' caused by the test-optional policy. They argue this gap threatens the value of UC STEM degrees due to 'severe' math deficits among applicants.

Hundreds of University of California professors are urging the reinstatement of SAT or ACT requirements for STEM majors by 2027, citing a preparation gap caused by the test-optional policy that threatens the value of UC STEM degrees.

University of California professors are criticizing a severe decline in student math skills following the ban on standardized testing in admissions. Over 500 faculty members signed an open letter stating they now teach 'middle school math' in advanced courses like Calculus.

Parents are spending approximately $10,000 on neuropsychological assessments to diagnose learning disabilities like ADD in their children, potentially to gain extra exam time accommodations for standardized tests such as the SATs. This practice raises questions about whether families are gaming the system to obtain unfair testing advantages.