NYTIMES (Miriam Pawel) - The University of California Dumped the SAT. Let’s Not Bring It Back.
There are more intractable underlying issues to tackle.
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - America’s Math Crisis: Why Top Universities Are Being Forced to Lower the Bar | Greta Wire
How can students admitted to elite universities be years behind in math? UC Berkeley mathematics professor Zvezdelina Stankova joins Greta Van Susteren to discuss concerns about student preparedness, academic standards, STEM education, and what happens when incoming college students lack key mathematical foundations. Stankova explains why she helped author a widely discussed faculty letter raising concerns about math readiness, grade inflation, learning loss, admissions policies, and the growing role of AI in education. She also discusses the debate surrounding SAT scores and whether universities are being pressured to lower standards rather than address preparedness gaps. The discussion raises broader questions about America's…
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Berkeley Professor Sounds the Alarm on America's Math Crisis | Greta Wire | NEWSMAX
- UC Berkeley mathematics professor Zvezdelina Stankova warns that some incoming college students are five to eight years behind in math, with basic skills such as fractions becoming a problem even at elite universities. - Stankova says COVID learning loss, grade inflation and years of inadequate preparation leave some students unable to handle calculus, engineering and other demanding STEM courses. - She argues standardized testing such as the SAT can provide universities with an important baseline for determining whether students are academically prepared for rigorous programs. - Stankova warns that AI can become a dangerous academic crutch when students use it to avoid reading, thinking and solving difficult problems themselves. - She…
JUSTTHENEWS (Claire Harrington) - Texas becomes latest state to welcome alternative college entrance exam amid SAT, ACT scrutiny
The test is considered a response, and alternative, to pervasive "woke" curriculum in higher education.
NYTIMES (The Editorial Board) - Bring Back the SAT, California
Under the test-blind policy, more students are thrown into classes for which they are unprepared.
THEFEDERALIST (Skye Graham) - Amendment To Make Service Academies Accept Classic Learning Test Added To Military Budget
The amendment, passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee, would allow applicants to submit CLT test scores instead of the traditional SAT or ACT.
DAILYCALLER (Lucy Spence) - Columbia Admits SAT Scores Are ‘Useful Indicator’ Of Student Ability, Reinstates Mandatory Test Policy
Ivy concedes test scores are "useful indicator" of student abilities.
DAILYCALLER (Lucy Spence) - Yale Reinstates Mandatory Standardized Testing Admissions Policy
Test scores "less subject to bias."
DAILYCALLER (Geoffrey Ingersoll) - INGERSOLL: STEM Professors In California Tired Of Teaching Stupid Kids For ‘Equity’
Who can blame ‘em?
DAILYCALLER (Lucy Spence) - University Professors Beg For Return Of Standardized Tests As Students Can’t Do Basic Math
'preparation gaps so severe that instructors must re-teach middle school mathematics'