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CONNECTIONS: Does standardized testing even work? (podcast)
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (149+ words) A group of educators and retired teachers joined WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson to argue against the continued use of standardized testing in schools, describing current exams as "high stakes" measures that put unnecessary pressure on students and educators alike....
ADVICE COLUMN: Applying to grad school can be scary, but it doesn't have to be
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (415+ words) About two months before senior year started, I knew it was time to lock in. Over the summer, I started with the most basic step: scheduling a meeting with the Career and Professional Development Office. I had so many ideas…...
Test Prep Hub " Go Scholar AI
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1687+ words) Go Scholar AI " Test Prep Hub Pick whether you're applying to undergrad or graduate school and we'll show only the tests that apply to you. Click "Should I take this?" on each card for an honest answer about whether you…...
College Wait Lists Are Becoming a Dead End
15+ hour, 15+ min ago (326+ words) Getting a "maybe" from a college may now be the unkindest cut of all. The Wall Street Journal reports that as students obsess over wait-list emails this month, .. . College Wait Lists Are Becoming a Dead End Getting a "maybe" from…...
Memphis students adapt to changing college-admissions process
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (139+ words) Daily Memphian For today's high school seniors, the college-application process looks almost nothing like it did a decade ago. Pictured are students at St. Mary's Episcopal School. (Courtesy St. Mary's Episcopal School) What was once defined by paper forms, test…...
College admissions game gets tougher as schools chase yield
22+ hour, 52+ min ago (273+ words) The college-admissions chess game is more complicated than ever," The Wall Street Journal reported. In a recent article, it described how some high school students think of themselves as the buyer" in the college application process, when, in actuality, they…...
Would abolishing the 10th grade entrance exam really relieve the pressure?
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (189+ words) Whether to abolish or keep the 10th-grade entrance exam has become a topic of much debate in recent days....
U of A says higher percentage of students accepting admission
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (834+ words) University of Arizona officials say the school's yield rate" the percentage of applicants who accept an offer of admission" is better than in previous years overall. The average grade point average of the fall 2026 incoming class is also higher than…...
Tom Campbell: Advisers, retention a win-win for higher education
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (674+ words) Students relax around the Cupola on the main campus mall at East Carolina University. Colleges and universities are under pressure to address many needs, but perhaps none are more essential than student recruitment and retention. The competition for student enrollments…...
Clinics Spots Named Medical Prep One of the Top Online Medical Assistant Training Programs of 2026
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (608+ words) ACCESS Newswire Clinics Spots Named Medical Prep One of the Top Online Medical Assistant Training Programs of 2026 Saturday, 16 May 2026 07: 30 AM CHICAGO, IL / ACCESS Newswire / May 16, 2026 / In its 2026 review of medical assistant programs, Clinics Spots ranked Medical Prep among the leading…...