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Starting in January, score users will no longer get paper TOEFL score reports.
www.toeflresources.com/blog/no-pape...
www.toeflresources.com/blog/no-pape...
No Paper Score Reports for Score Users, Test Resources
I read on the TOEFL website that come January, score users will no longer be able to get paper score reports from ETS.
www.toeflresources.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Starting in January, score users will no longer get paper TOEFL score reports.
www.toeflresources.com/blog/no-pape...
www.toeflresources.com/blog/no-pape...
Pearson has been fined quite a lot of money by OFQUAL for issues related to cheating on the PTE, and the timeliness of their reporting of these issues to regulators.
www.toeflresources.com/blog/pearson...
www.toeflresources.com/blog/pearson...
Pearson Fined by Ofqual, Test Resources
Pearson has been fined £2 million by Ofqual for what is being described as “serious breaches in 3 separate cases between 2019 and 2023 which...
www.toeflresources.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Pearson has been fined quite a lot of money by OFQUAL for issues related to cheating on the PTE, and the timeliness of their reporting of these issues to regulators.
www.toeflresources.com/blog/pearson...
www.toeflresources.com/blog/pearson...
The official FAQ for the IELTS scoring screwup has been updated. We now know exactly how many tests were affected.
www.ieltsresultsupport.org/hc/en-gb/art...
www.ieltsresultsupport.org/hc/en-gb/art...
Frequently Asked Questions
What happened?IELTS identified a technical issue that led to a small proportion of test takers – less than 1% – receiving incorrect results between 24 August 2023 and 4 September 2025. The issue ha...
www.ieltsresultsupport.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The official FAQ for the IELTS scoring screwup has been updated. We now know exactly how many tests were affected.
www.ieltsresultsupport.org/hc/en-gb/art...
www.ieltsresultsupport.org/hc/en-gb/art...
Just when you thought it was all going to blow over, the IELTS marking screwup has hit the right wing press.
December 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Just when you thought it was all going to blow over, the IELTS marking screwup has hit the right wing press.
The IELTS partners are retroactively adjusting test scores from as far back as 2023.
www.toeflresources.com/blog/more-on...
www.toeflresources.com/blog/more-on...
More on IELTS Administration Failures, Test Resources
The IELTS partners have set up a Zendesk page to deal with current events.
www.toeflresources.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The IELTS partners are retroactively adjusting test scores from as far back as 2023.
www.toeflresources.com/blog/more-on...
www.toeflresources.com/blog/more-on...
757 more layoffs at the Educational Testing Service. Just in time for the holiday season.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Company that helped create the SAT to lay off 757 California workers
Educational Testing Service, the company behind the GRE and formerly the SAT’s administrator, plans to lay off 757 California workers by December 31.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
757 more layoffs at the Educational Testing Service. Just in time for the holiday season.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Says the University of Oxford: "Changes to the TOEFL iBT test are being introduced on 21 January 2026. The University will not accept TOEFL tests taken from that date to meet the English language condition until a review of the revised test has been completed."
November 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Says the University of Oxford: "Changes to the TOEFL iBT test are being introduced on 21 January 2026. The University will not accept TOEFL tests taken from that date to meet the English language condition until a review of the revised test has been completed."
The NABP is set to review whether or not foreign trained pharmacists should be required to submit TOEFL scores.
www.toeflresources.com/blog/nabp-ta...
www.toeflresources.com/blog/nabp-ta...
NABP Task Force to Review Suitability of TOEFL, Test Resources
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) has convened a task force to determine whether foreign trained pharmacists should still be required...
www.toeflresources.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The NABP is set to review whether or not foreign trained pharmacists should be required to submit TOEFL scores.
www.toeflresources.com/blog/nabp-ta...
www.toeflresources.com/blog/nabp-ta...
The University of Cambridge (undergraduate) will not accept TOEFL scores from tests taken after December 31, 2025.
Had I been advising the TOEFL team (imagine that) I would have insisted on the publication of research on the validity of the test.
www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/before...
Had I been advising the TOEFL team (imagine that) I would have insisted on the publication of research on the validity of the test.
www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/before...
Entry requirements | Undergraduate Study
Find out about typical offers, English language requirements and the grades your course and College will ask for.
www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk
September 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The University of Cambridge (undergraduate) will not accept TOEFL scores from tests taken after December 31, 2025.
Had I been advising the TOEFL team (imagine that) I would have insisted on the publication of research on the validity of the test.
www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/before...
Had I been advising the TOEFL team (imagine that) I would have insisted on the publication of research on the validity of the test.
www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/before...
The 5th request for information re: the HOELT is a shocker. It seems the Home Office is interested in the possibility of the HOELT being primarily an at-home test.
September 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The 5th request for information re: the HOELT is a shocker. It seems the Home Office is interested in the possibility of the HOELT being primarily an at-home test.
ETS seems to have launched an "Official AI learning platform" for TOEFL prep. It costs $1500 for a year's membership. But weird comments coming out of China, as apparently ETS China denies that they are associated with it. How strange.
www.tuofu120.com
www.tuofu120.com
官方AI学练平台
www.tuofu120.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
ETS seems to have launched an "Official AI learning platform" for TOEFL prep. It costs $1500 for a year's membership. But weird comments coming out of China, as apparently ETS China denies that they are associated with it. How strange.
www.tuofu120.com
www.tuofu120.com
ETS funded a three year study to determine the suitability of TOEFL Essentials for migration to Australia. The study was not published.
arts.unimelb.edu.au/language-tes...
arts.unimelb.edu.au/language-tes...
Examining the Relevance of TOEFL Essentials Test Tasks for Migration Purposes
Examining the Relevance of TOEFL Essentials Test Tasks for Migration Purposes
arts.unimelb.edu.au
September 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
ETS funded a three year study to determine the suitability of TOEFL Essentials for migration to Australia. The study was not published.
arts.unimelb.edu.au/language-tes...
arts.unimelb.edu.au/language-tes...
At some point in the past three weeks, Duolingo updated its score comparison page to compare DET and TOEFL subscores.
englishtest.duolingo.com/scores
englishtest.duolingo.com/scores
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August 31, 2025 at 10:43 AM
At some point in the past three weeks, Duolingo updated its score comparison page to compare DET and TOEFL subscores.
englishtest.duolingo.com/scores
englishtest.duolingo.com/scores