ETS President Cole Announces Retirement

The president of the Educational Testing Service has announced that she will leave her post by the end of the year.

Nancy S. Cole confirmed Jan. 7 that she will retire once her successor is hired to lead the giant nonprofit testing agency that runs the SAT college-admissions tests, the Advanced Placement tests, teacher-screening exams, and several graduate-admissions tests.

"It's a great time to retire," said Ms. Cole, 57, who has held the job since 1994 and was the executive vice president of the ETS for five years before that. "My husband and I want to relocate when we've got years left to enjoy an active life. I committed to it...

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