standardized testing – The Argonaut

OPNION: Students crave freedom from standardized testing

Many institutions are against tests like the SAT and ACT, but the federal government still requires students take them.

Mackenzie Davidson04.04.2023

Standardized tests are enjoyed by none, yet most institutions offering higher education still require them. The SAT and ACT are rival testing companies, yet thousands of students each year opt […]

Faculty Senate urges President Green to enact emergency order

Standardized testing may be going out of use

Haadiya Tariq03.08.2023

Considering the admissions requirement of standardized testing, faculty senators urged President Scott Green to temporarily waive the requirement at Tuesday’s meeting. Due to the pandemic, high school students were having […]

Faculty question SAT and ACT requirements

Faculty see a need for more Black hires

Haadiya Tariq02.23.2023

Looking forward, Faculty Senate discussed the expiring emergency action that removed SAT and ACT requirements for incoming students. At the beginning of the pandemic, University of Idaho President Scott Green […]

ASUI wraps up legislation from prior week, turns to address admission standards

Legislation broaches issues of sex-based discrimination as well as the potential for discrimination within admissions

Royce McCandless02.10.2022

Wrapping up legislation from the previous week, ASUI voted unanimously to support the implementation of the Equal Rights Amendment in the Idaho Constitution. The amendment aims to provide greater protection […]

Please teach according to the test

Brian Marceau04.11.2013

Everyone born or with children of their own since 1984, and every teacher entering the profession since 2001, knows what they loath about No Child Left Behind and its impact […]