This week, the Secret Teacher bemoans the lack of time available for marking and questions the value of timed essays . Marking is always an issue in English because you tend to have kids returning ...

Starting next spring, students will have to do more than shade in the dots on the SAT. The college-entrance exam is undergoing several changes. The biggest, and most likely to make most students’ fret ...

The jury is still out on the difficulty and value of the SAT’s new required timed essay, but it’s generating plenty of student angst. Testing guru and author Adam Robinson offers these tips for ...

The number of colleges that require applicants to complete the timed-essay portion of college admission tests is dwindling. On Friday, Yale University said applicants will no longer be required to ...