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Everybody loves to hate the SAT, but the breathtaking changes to the 88-year-old college entrance exam unveiled here last week caught just about everybody by surprise.

The General Assembly passed a series of measures aimed at improving the state's treatment of the mentally ill in the wake of an assault on Sen. R. Creigh Deeds by his son.

Police detain participants in the pre-St. Patrick's Day "Blarney Blowout" near the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass.

When the going gets tough, well, why not just make the going easier? This seems to be the conclusion of the College Board, which administers the dreaded SAT college entrance exam.

"If you are squeamish Don't prod the beach rubble." Those wise words from Sappho, the Greek woman lyric poet born around 610 B.C. came to mind this week when the College Board announced it will make the essay on the SAT exam optional.

I was in Auckland last night, so went along to the first election debate for 2014 which kicks off the 2014 campaign.

The head of a controversial, Oak Brook-based religious and home-schooling organization that has held seminars reaching millions has resigned following allegations that he sexually harassed teen girls and women.

About the Scores: Currently, a 2400 is considered a perfect score on the SAT college entrance exam.

Doane College in southeast Nebraska's has announced it will begin offering a new three-year undergraduate degree in computer science, math and history.

Lawmakers in Crimea unanimously declared they want to join Russia and planned to put the decision to voters on March 16, a move condemned by President Barack Obama.

Federal education officials on Friday approved California's plan to roll out new computer-based standardized tests this spring, ending a months-long dispute that put the state at risk of sacrificing $1.5 billion in federal school funding.

Federal education officials have approved California's plan to make way for a massive rollout of new standardized tests this spring by doing away with the assessments the state's public school students have taken in reading, math and social science since 1999.

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Is there any more potent political issue in North Carolina than education? Probably not.

For some time now , teachers, parents, and students have spoken out against the extraordinary emphasis on standardized testing that has become the bedrock of the nation's education policies.

Yes, the following commentary will be most decidedly my opinion. First, something about my background in education, especially higher education.

If an expansion of a Florida program that helps low-income children attend private schools, many of them religious, gets a thumbs up, it could mean some restrictions on eligibility could be removed.

A split North Carolina State Board of Education has agreed to change how students will be labeled based on standardized test scores in a move which means more students will be considered proficient in skills and courses.

The College Board has announced major changes to the SAT, including making the essay optional, and no longer penalizing wrong answers.

A massive crowed showed up at the gold dome to debate a bill on the future of the SAT exams in Georgia and the Common Core.