Weekly Education Roundup: April 27 - May 3, 2026
This week in education news: the federal Grad PLUS overhaul that just got finalized, Harvard's grading vote opening Tuesday, and a new survey on why kids are opting out of college.
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What the SAT Is Actually Testing
Why you or your student keeps missing questions they know how to solve.
Weekly Education Roundup: April 20-26, 2026
This week in education news: a $10K Khan-TED AI degree, FAFSA changes that just went live, Harvard's grade-inflation vote, and six days to the May 2 SAT.
8 Days to the SAT: What I’m Telling My Students This Week
Here’s what the last stretch should actually look like.
Your ACT Score Isn't a Verdict. Here's What to Do Next.
The number at the top of the page is the least useful part of your score report.
A Horace Mann Alum Responds to the NYMag Piece
Last week, New York Magazine ran an essay by a member of the Horace Mann class of 1997, revisiting the Times article that had dubbed his graduating class “the class of mediocrity.” The author, Jamie Mandell, spent a few years tracking down classmates and asking them whether, by middle age, the school had paid off.
Weekly Education Roundup: April 13-19, 2026
This week in education news: Hunter, Harvard, the end of test-optional, and a federal rule that just moved AI to the center of K-12.
SAT/ACT Superscoring Sounds Simple. It Is Not.
A guide to what top colleges & universities actually do with your scores
The AI Tutor in the Back of the Room
What Khanmigo's failure actually tells us about AI, tutoring, and who gets helped.
Your Score Won't Get You In. But It Can Keep You Out.
A guide to the ISEE for NYC families