College Admissions

13+ hour, 9+ min ago   (952+ words) California high school students are scoring more straight A’s than ever – but it’s not necessarily because they’re getting smarter, according to data and education experts. The number of college applicants reporting flawless GPAs of 4.0 or higher has doubled over the…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago   (222+ words) Fallout From Early Admissions Application System Failure Deadline Extension Creates Strategic Timing Advantage Some Applied After Final Competition Ratios Were Disclosed "Unfair That Application Conditions Differed," Students Protest Uway, Jinhaksa Face Scrutiny Over System Oversight Education Ministry Says Remedy Process…...

18+ hour, 55+ min ago   (92+ words) Analyzing which evidence is best supported by the bar graph. Always in the search, One day to go, I’ll finally stop worrying, And I’ll be happy. It’s not about the journey, It’s all about the struggle, Until you reach salvation....

4+ day, 13+ min ago   (756+ words) Black students have been excluded from high-quality mathematics for generations — with dire outcomes academically and professionally, a California-based math equity group found. Just Equation's recent report, "Calculated Barriers," notes that while these students make up 15% of the nation's public school…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (399+ words) By Marisa Saunders and Michael Matsuda Across California, thousands of high school seniors are preparing for their next steps, yet nearly half remain effectively locked out of four-year public universities, having not completed the A-G course sequence required for admission…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (656+ words) North Carolina’s math standards are due for a major rewrite when the State Board of Education takes up the issue next month. Supporters say the change is needed to keep pace with a changing job market. Even longtime critics of…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (915+ words) Subject: Teaching: Are oral exams a better way to test? Professors are desperate to find ways to maintain integrity in their assignments, whether they’re take-home essays, research papers, or homework. Generative AI has made it seemingly impossible to trust students…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (513+ words) By Jen Forse | Staff Writer Baylor’s new Math Mastery program is designed to give students individualized help with pre-calculus and Calculus I, but inconsistent attendance could determine whether the program continues beyond its first semester. Math Mastery is available from…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (801+ words) The Virginia Department of Education released the statewide SOL test results on Aug. 25, with ACPS’s scores incrementally increasing in all but one subject compared to last year’s, with reading increasing by 2.4%, history and social science by 15.2%, mathematics by 9% and science…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1021+ words) To the Class of 2027 students and their families, College essay coach and parent of a senior here, in downright disbelief that someday way in the future has suddenly become right now, when I could swear my kid was only born…...