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Parents Are Fuming About Other Peoples’ Kids Getting Extra Time on the SAT

Parents Are Fuming About Other Peoples’ Kids Getting Extra Time on the SAT Special accommodations for irritable bowel syndrome? Families are getting creative, and spending big, in pursuit of an edge.

A new college entrance exam is making waves. The Classic Learning Test (CLT) — built around classic Western literature and philosophy — is now accepted by U.S. military service academies, required by Indiana's state universities, and approved at UNC Chapel Hill. Over 350 universities currently accept it alongside the SAT and ACT.

Whether the CLT becomes a real competitor or stays niche, it's a development every college-bound family should know about. At Testmasters, we're watching this closely and will keep you posted as the testing landscape evolves.

More states adopt college entrance exam touted by conservatives despite concerns Military academies and colleges in North Carolina and Indiana will soon accept the Classic Learning Test, embraced by the Trump administration and mainly featuring Western texts.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/17/texas-house-school-vouchers-public-education-funding/

In historic first, Texas House approves private school voucher program The bill would let families use taxpayer dollars for their children’s private schooling. Lawmakers also signed off on a sweeping $7.7 billion package to boost public school funding.

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Berkeley is joining Harvard and Yale as all three withdraw from the USNews college ranking system.

Harvard, Berkeley and Yale have all had enough of the U.S. News & World Report's college rankings U.S. News said it would continue to rank all fully accredited law schools, regardless of whether they submit their data.

"You have more and more Americans saying, 'It's not worth it to go to college,' yet you have an economy that is demanding it."

This article talks about the U.S News & World Reports college ranking system and some push back that has been caused due to recent events such as the 2019 college scandal, covid, and Columbia sliding down the rankings from 2nd to 18th.

College rankings are under fire. Is there a better way to rate the value of a degree? Enrollment at U.S. colleges is declining amid growing skepticism about price and value of higher education.

"Officials at Yale's and Harvard's law schools said Wednesday the institutions will no longer participate in U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of the top law schools."

Yale has been the #1 law school on the ranking since USNWR started it in the 1980s.

Harvard and Yale law schools ditch U.S. News & World Report's rankings: "Profoundly flawed" Decision by the two top-ranked U.S. law schools comes amid mounting criticism of publication's university rankings.

After a recent extension, today is the deadline to register for the December 10th ACT! Here is the link to register

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