Podcast: New digital SAT is shorter and more adaptive for students
WBUR — Erica Meltzer, national editor at Chalkbeat, joins us to discuss the new digital SAT. The new version of the college admissions test is shorter and adaptive, meaning students who score relatively low on the first half of the test will get easier questions in the second half.
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MICROSOFT START — President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that about 78,000 public service workers will have $5.8 billion in federal student loan debt forgiven by his administration.
Read More about Federal government to forgive student loans for an additional 78,000 public service workersUS Education Department begins to send student aid forms to colleges following delay
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Department of Education began sending batches of student aid information to colleges last week, following through on the delayed and highly disruptive Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) timeline it laid out in late January.
Read More about US Education Department begins to send student aid forms to colleges following delayProposed White House budget aims to increase Pell Grants
INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Biden wants $2.1 billion next fiscal year to increase the Pell Grant and cover a funding gap in the $29 billion program that could lead to eligibility cuts if not addressed.
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STAR TRIBUNE — After months of delays and technical hiccups, some colleges and universities have started to receive federal data they need to put together financial aid offers for incoming students, the Biden administration said Monday.
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NPR — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a new bill into law on Friday that will end the use of legacy admissions at the state’s public colleges and universities.
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PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE — A new, digitized version of the SAT, implemented this past weekend, is shorter and aims to improve the test-taking experience. But questions remain over whether universities should require SAT and ACT scores as pandemic-induced test-optional policies reach their expiration dates.
Read More about Universities reinstate standardized test requirements after removing them during COVID-19A look at the budget cuts at West Virginia University and president Gordon Gee
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — E. Gordon Gee likes to tell a joke that goes like this: When he first became a university president, in 1981, at age 37, he was doing a bad job.
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THE HARVARD CRIMSON — Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto Workers filed for official union recognition with the National Labor Relations Board on Friday.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students can say goodbye to those No. 2 pencils, portable sharpeners and big pink erasers; they no longer need to worry about having legible handwriting or fully shading the answer bubbles. The SAT is now completely digital.
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