Standardized Tests

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Issue Brief Education, Governance Affirmative Action, Higher Ed, Race, Supreme Court
May 14 2026
The Students for Fair Admissions Fallout: An Analysis of Freshman Enrollment by Race
By Robert VerBruggen Read More
Commentary Education Education, Pre K-12
Sep 05 2023
The Racial Achievement Gap and the War on Meritocracy
By Jason L. Riley Read More
Commentary Education Affirmative Action, Higher Ed
Jul 05 2023
How to Fix College Admissions Now
By Roland G. Fryer, Jr. Read More
Issue Brief Education Affirmative Action
Jun 08 2023
After Affirmative Action, Meritocracy?
By Robert VerBruggen Read time 10 mins Read More
Commentary Education Higher Ed, Affirmative Action
Jul 23 2022
How Colleges Use Sat-Optional Applications to Covertly Impose Affirmative Action
By Naomi Schaefer Riley, James Piereson Read time 1 mins Read More
Commentary Education, Culture Higher Ed, Culture & Society
Mar 01 2022
Dropping the SATs Opens the Door to More Legacy Students
By Naomi Schaefer Riley, James Piereson Read time 1 mins Read More
Commentary Culture, Education Race, Higher Ed
Dec 21 2021
By Ditching the SAT, Harvard Hurts Minority Students
By Jason L. Riley Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Cities, Education, Education New York City, Pre K-12, Pre K-12
Jul 14 2017
De Blasio's Renewal Schools Are Helping a Bit, but Not Compared to Far Less Costly Alternatives
By Marcus A. Winters Read time 1 mins Read More
Commentary Education, Education, Culture Pre K-12, Pre K-12, Children & Family
Jun 09 2017
An Urgent Call for School Transparency — and Giving Parents the Info They Actually Care About
By Max Eden Read time 2 mins Read More
Commentary Education, Education Pre K-12, Pre K-12
Aug 24 2016
How "F" Grades Improve Schools
By Marcus A. Winters Read time 4 mins Read More