The College Board’s decision to make the essay portion of its influential SAT exam optional is setting off a national debate among colleges and universities about whether to require applicants to take ...

Essays have been an effective tool in expressing one’s ideas especially in the educational system. Right from our school days as we progressed, we were always asked to write one form of essay or the ...

Extended "discourse," such as class presentations or essays written as school assignments, has a particular structure arising from particular expectations and standards. Such structure, expectations, ...

To the editor: James Murphy writes that the optional SAT and ACT writing sections should be eliminated. (“California, kill the SAT and ACT essay,” Opinion, April 10) No, they should be required. The ...