One way of looking at a doctoral program in anthropology (or in anything else) is as one of those "function" problems in math, where a number goes into a box and comes out as a different number, and ...

Based on new data from the “nation’s report card,” a lot of U.S. students are not “proficient” in writing, and the issue is especially alarming for black and Hispanic students. See my colleague Nora ...

In revamping its SAT test for college admission, the College Board is making the essay portion optional. The written assessment was controversial since it was introduced in 2005, with some college ...

After decades of paper-and-pencil tests, the new results from the “nation’s report card” in writing come from a computer-based assessment for the first time, but only about one-quarter of the 8th and ...

The Advanced Placement program’s name is based on its promise to deliver college-level curriculum to high school students. As a high school teacher with university teaching experience and a doctorate ...

The results of a national writing test released Friday show that only a quarter of eighth- and 12th-grade students have solid writing skills, a statistic that Lowcountry school officials say they have ...