Joohyun Kim Joohyun Kim

Franklin Yard Q+A: Phenil Shah

Phenil Shah, a student at Stephen F. Austin High School in Texas, sits down for a Q+A with Joohyun Kim, his tutor at Franklin Yard.

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Sam Bellows Sam Bellows

What Was The Hardest Digital SAT? An Analysis of the First 20 Months

When the College Board launched the digital SAT in March 2024, it promised a streamlined, adaptive testing experience. What followed was twenty months of volatile difficulty perceptions, technical problems, and a testing landscape where students' emotional reactions swung from shock to frustration to cautious adaptation and sometimes back to frustration again…

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Sam Bellows Sam Bellows

A Make or Break Moment for the ACT?

If you've had reason to be even loosely acquainted with the standardized testing world over the last year, you're probably aware that ACT, Inc. is in the midst of a pretty big change…

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Bill Rubin Bill Rubin

Franklin Yard Q+A: Ashley Viola

Ashley Viola, a student at The Agnes Irwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, sits down for a Q+A with Bill Rubin, her tutor at Franklin Yard.

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Josh Druhan Josh Druhan

The March 8 SAT Glitch

A March 8th glitch in the SAT’s Bluebook app forced early test submissions, disrupting some students’ exams and prompting ongoing College Board responses…

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Josh Druhan Josh Druhan

The ACT is Changing!

Changes are coming to the ACT that promise to make the test a shorter, more relaxed experience. But are these ‘enhancements’ as uniformly positive as they seem…?

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