Education Week

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

A relative newcomer has started to gain traction in the college-entrance-exam landscape—especially in red states.
Government Technology

U.S. Department of Ed Revisits Distance Learning Guidelines

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) last month proposed new guidelines to strengthen its oversight and data-gathering practices for distance education. According to a January proposal outlining ...
Louisiana Illuminator

What to know about the Classic Learning Test, the conservative alternative to the ACT

Louisiana students can now qualify for the TOPS scholarship by taking a conservative alternative to ACT and the SAT exams ...
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 ...
Inside Higher Ed

Demand for Online Classes Prompts Closure of Satellite Centers in Iowa

The University of Iowa’s learning centers used to hold in-person classes for graduate business and social work students, but those students have preferred remote learning since the pandemic. The ...
Times Union

Los Angeles school district settles with parents who sued over distance learning

Parents have agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged the distance learning program used by the Los Angeles Unified School District during the COVID-19 pandemic failed to meet state educational ...