New SAT Data Highlights the Deep Inequality at the Heart of American Education - The New York Times

Starting very early, children from rich and poor families receive vastly different educations, in and out of school, driven by differences in the amount of money and time their parents are able to invest. And in the last five decades, as the country has become more unequal by income, the gap in children's academic achievement, as measured by test scores throughout schooling, has widened. 

"Kids in disadvantaged neighborhoods end up behind the starting line even when they get to kindergarten," said Sean Reardon, the professor of poverty and inequality in education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education...

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/23/upshot/sat-inequality.html

‘This is not a Trumpy, conservative education’: Florida’s controversial new SAT alternative | US universities | The Guardian

"Their list of authors are all from a Eurocentric context, therefore ignoring that the rest of the world exists."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/26/classic-learning-test-florida-college-university

Florida Universities Set to Approve Classical Test, an SAT Alternative - The New York Times

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…

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/us/sat-alternative-florida-classical-learning-test.html

Yet again, Trump is accused of doing something he falsely claimed Obama did - The Washington Post

By now, one has to wonder whether the president was born in America https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/07/yet-again-trump-is-accused-doing-something-he-falsely-claimed-obama-did/

Should You Reschedule That SAT? As Pollen Counts Rise, Test Scores Can Fall

This is the time of year my kids and I have seasonal allergic rhinitis, better known as hay fever.

I’d always thought it was merely a nuisance, but it turns out it also degrades cognitive performance, at least a little. Hay fever affects at least 10 percent of the population, and a higher percentage of children. The most obvious signs of allergic response include sneezing, itching and a runny nose. These can disrupt sleep, leading to fatigue, and the allergy can cause neurocognitive deficits we may not notice in ourselves or in our children. Medications used to treat the allergy can also induce sleepiness in some people....
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/upshot/should-you-reschedule-that-sat-as-pollen-counts-rise-test-scores-can-fall.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_up_20170522&nl=upshot&nl_art=1&nlid=78638145&ref=headline&te=1