Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the human/political issues surrounding college admissions. The College Board, a nonprofit established to democratize ...

Recent changes in Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores, dubbed "The Great Recalibration," have sparked debate. College Board's AP Director, Trevor Packer, indicated in 2021 that previous scoring ...

Every spring, millions of high school students hunker down in classrooms as they prepare to take Advanced Placement exams. With the ability to award college credit at many universities with a score of ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

The College Board has been in the headlines repeatedly over the last year. The nonprofit’s Advanced Placement courses—which look good on college applications and offer students a chance to score ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A class-action lawsuit filed yesterday accuses 40 of the nation’s top private colleges and universities — including MIT, NYU and Brown — and College Board of a conspiracy to ...

While not every admissions office used it, Landscape was fairly popular within pockets of the admissions community, as it provided a more standardized, consistent way for admissions readers to ...

The controversy around the College Board’s A.P. African-American Studies Course, which was targeted by Republican politicians in Florida seeking to restrict its contents, resulted in a version that ...

In 1919, an estimated 598,000 students were enrolled in American colleges. One hundred years later, nearly 20 million students are enrolled in college. And while college attendance has increased ...

What's a Good SAT Score? The best SAT score for college applicants depends on their target schools and other factors, experts say. The Latest Find out the sources used to compile our Best Colleges ...