The voices of thousands of college athletes are being heard louder and clearer than they have in years and it is the most politically and socially active generation in a half-century, since the turbulent years of the late 1960s and early ‘70s.

SATs and ACTs can't measure strength of spirit, study habits or maturity. Determining the right answer to a standardized test question doesn't necessarily involve artistic, creative or innovative thinking.

The community colleges largely serving low-income, Black and Latino students are reeling, and experts worry that inequality in education will increase.