The SAT is changing. Again. For the second time in just over a decade, the College Board, which administers the exam, is planning to redesign the exam. The details of the redesign aren’t public yet, ...

The SAT’s essay-writing component, which was introduced in 2005, has been accused of many sins. Critics have said that the new test rewards students for having good handwriting, for filling a page ...

Do you really need to know what you’re talking about when you answer the essay question on the SAT? Apparently not. Experts say, and the makers of the test pretty much acknowledge, that style — or ...

In March, the College Board unveiled plans for an overhaul of the SAT, revamping the much-derided essay, promising the end to "SAT words" that are rarely used, and promising a test more focused on ...