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Marcus, Jon – Education Next, 2021
Test-optional and test-blind admissions policies accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic would appear to imperil College Board's SAT college-entrance exam, the rival ACT, and their respective parent organizations. This state of affairs follows years of complaints that the exams favor the affluent. And, in fact, both of the notoriously secretive…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, COVID-19, Pandemics, College Admission
Kaput, Krista – Education Evolving, 2018
The School Quality or Student Success (SQ/SS) indicator was one of the most talked about and biggest decisions that fell to the states in drafting their new ESSA accountability plans. This memo summarizes the chosen SQ/SS measures for each state, DC, and Puerto Rico. The most common SQ/SS measures among the states are: (1) Chronic Absenteeism (37…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Quality
Showalter, Daniel; Hartman, Sara L.; Johnson, Jerry; Klein, Bob – Rural School and Community Trust, 2019
The majority of rural students attend school in a state where they make up less than 25 percent of public school enrollment. More than one rural student in four lives in states where rural students constitute less than 15 percent of overall enrollment. "Why Rural Matters 2018-19: The Time Is Now," shows that nearly 7.5 million public…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Public Schools, Student Diversity, Educational Policy