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EDITORIAL: The issue of standardized testing must be addressed at lower levels of education

Editors February 3, 2021
The issue of standardized testing is that universities can make it optional, but they can’t get rid of it or the system perpetuating its flaws. We need a fundamental change so all students receive a solid foundational education that starts as early as elementary school.
Boston University’s College of Fine Arts is no longer requiring high school applicants’ test scores. PHOTO BY MADELINE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

CFA to no longer require standardized test scores, students differ in opinion

Carolyn Hoffman October 22, 2015

Beginning this fall, the Boston University College of Fine Arts is no longer requiring SAT and ACT scores in prospective students’ applications. According to its website, CFA aims to give its students...

Meditation can boost test scores, study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin April 8, 2013

While exams have been proven to cause anxiety in students at schools such as Boston University, meditation and similar activities may help better direct attention and reduce stress, according to a study...

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