In 2020, the University of California regents voted unanimously to phase out the SAT and ACT as admission requirements. Over 3,000 faculty members are asking for it to come back.

We teach obsolete rote math that adults don’t use, while missing entirely the math that defines our lives.   Let’s start with ...

UC faculty leaders have accelerated plans to review SAT/ACT testing and high school A-G course requirements. Here is how it ...

While some UC faculty say their students are severely under-prepared, new data on graduation rates points to systemwide ...

The University of California Regents won't decide whether to bring back standardized tests for admissions until at least next ...

The University of California system has postponed a decision on whether to bring back standardized testing requirements for ...

This month, the University of California Regents has been discussing one of higher education’s most contentious questions: ...

Critics of the SAT maintain that the test is unfair to low-income students, who are less likely to be able to afford test prep services.

The Academic Senate’s review of undergraduate admissions policy has been accelerated, meaning a policy change could come as ...

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Most SAT prep courses promise higher scores. Very few explain why you’re getting questions wrong, and that’s where students lose points. That matters. In 2025, only 7% of test takers scored above 1400 ...

Mina Aganagic is a professor of mathematics and physics at the University of California at Berkeley. The University of California’s STEM programs have long powered upward mobility and economic growth.