Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM applicants

Hundreds of University of California professors are urging the system to reinstate the SAT or ACT requirement for STEM majors ...

Citing middle-school level skills, UC faculty want to restore math, science testing for applicants

More than five years after the UC system lifted its standardized testing requirement, a coalition led by UC Berkeley math ...
Miami University

Mathematics Placement Testing

A number of courses across the university use either the Miami Math Placement exam or an ACT or SAT mathematics test subscore as a prerequisite. Since ACT and SAT scores are optional, all incoming ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Test-Blind Policy Resulted in Severely Underprepared STEM Students, UC Faculty Say

Math-preparation gaps are so wide that faculty members across the University of California system are having to reteach ...
KPBS on MSN

UC faculty push for return of SAT/ACT math testing for STEM majors

They say standardized math test scores are an objective measure of students’ preparedness for college STEM courses.

UC professors say they’re teaching middle school math after SAT ban

University of California professors warn of declining college math skills, linking it to test-optional admissions and ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

With new math approach, San Diego Unified School District moves away from regular standardized testing

The traditional ways of teaching math have not been working, according to the San Diego Unified School District. Years ago, the district surveyed students and found that many of them couldn’t explain ...