{"id":3322,"date":"2021-03-29T22:24:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T02:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltestprep.org\/?p=3322"},"modified":"2022-04-13T17:05:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T21:05:55","slug":"in-the-news-march-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltestprep.org\/in-the-news-march-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News (March 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3175\" src=\"https:\/\/nationaltestprep.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/News-Canva-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>As this month draws to a close and vaccine availability brings us closer to normal, here are some of the stories that have captured tutors&#8217; attention this month:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leadershipblog.act.org\/2021\/02\/market-research-covid-19-effect-on-test-optional.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20ActNewsroomBlog%20(ACT%20Newsroom%20%26%20Blog)&amp;fbclid=IwAR3d61GcQe_GreARwK3QZXVXpTugATuIXvPReFZp3E3Ua9bjUhh5NkfkuyQ\"><strong>Using Market Research to Shape the Assessment Landscape: What We Know About COVID-19\u2019s Effect on Test Optional (ACT.org):<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The research suggests that rapid test blind expansion is quite unlikely. Schools regard test score data as too useful to abandon altogether, and they report that they feel students should be allowed to submit test scores if they wish to do so.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/admissions\/article\/2021\/03\/08\/common-application-data-show-most-applicants-are-not-submitting-test\"><strong>Not Submitting Scores<\/strong> (Inside Higher Ed):<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;While I believe that the \u00fcber-selective colleges that became test optional in response to COVID will return to requiring the tests, most colleges will remain test optional,&#8221; Massa said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/03\/05\/973373489\/npr-ipsos-poll-nearly-one-third-of-parents-may-stick-with-remote-learning?fbclid=IwAR2VRhu80WPxywv0mrEYOhsPgK36hGsddzQccnvX0zFNbAu4QtiZV4Wf6ZY\"><strong>NPR\/Ipsos Poll: Nearly One-Third Of Parents May Stick With Remote Learning\u00a0<\/strong>(NPR):<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;On the other hand, fully 29% of parents told us they were likely to stick with remote learning indefinitely. 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