Education Week

What Is the Classic Learning Test, and Why Is It Popular With Conservatives?

In a college-entrance-exam landscape long dominated by the SAT and the ACT, a relative newcomer has started to gain traction—especially in red states. The Classic Learning Test, first unveiled a ...
Education Week

What All Teachers Should Know About WIDA’s Test for English Learners

Schools are required to test the progress of their English learners each year to determine whether they still need language instruction services or can exit out of such programs. In close to 40 states ...
National Catholic Register

‘This is the Beginning’: Florida University System Adopts Classic Learning Test

Prospective college students in Florida who want an alternative to the long-used SAT exams can now submit to a test that offers what its publishers call “foundational critical thinking skills” from a ...
The New York Times

Florida Expected to Approve Classical Exam as a Competitor to the SAT

The Classic Learning Test emphasizes the Western canon and Christian thought. It’s the latest move by Gov. Ron DeSantis to shake up the education establishment. By Dana Goldstein The Classic Learning ...
The Gazette

Regent questions criticism of ‘Classic Learning Test’ as alternative to ACT, SAT

Iowa Board of Regents members, from left, David Barker, Greta Rouse and Nancy Boettger listen June 2, 2022, to a presentation while meeting at the University of Iowa. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Buy ...