Past Coverage

• State High-School Exit Tests Do Not Improve Academic Achievement, Study Finds - May 13, 2008
• SAT Scores 'Launder' Backgrounds of Students, Study Finds - June 11, 2004
• Two Cheers for an End to the SAT - March 9, 2001
• Writing Section Is SAT's Most Predictive, Researchers at U. of Georgia Find - July 8, 2008
• Black-White Gap in Wealth Mobility Could Affect Access - July 30, 2008

Recent News

• Number of 'Hispanic Serving' Colleges Is Expected to Grow Significantly, Report Says

  Almost 200 colleges may soon meet the federal designation of "Hispanic serving," and they should work to increase their retention and graduation rates, says a new report.

• College Makes Students More Liberal, but Not Smarter About Civics, Study Finds

  The Intercollegiate Studies Institute found that people with bachelor's degrees were more likely than recipients of only high-school diplomas to take liberal stances.

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  Pulling Haiti's Culture From the Rubble

  The chief conservator of one of the stricken nation's major libraries is working with Brown University and others to save a part of his people's cultural patrimony.

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