It’s official. Last month, the College Board announced that it would discontinue the essay-writing section of the SAT. It’s the latest in a series of recent decisions to reduce the use of standardized testing in college admissions. Proponents of the decision cited claims of racism and bias against underrepresented groups. But those claims don’t hold water. And ditching the writing portion of the SAT is unlikely to help anyone.
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Testing Giant College Board to Sever Financial Ties with China after Blackburn Letter
College Board, the entity responsible for developing SAT and AP tests, will sever financial ties with the Chinese Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) at the end of the year.
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, and six other U.S. senators sent a letter to College Board CEO David Coleman last week, asking for clarification of the board’s financial relationship with Hanban and the extent of Chinese government influence on test development and guest teacher placements in the U.S.
Read MoreCommentary: COVID-19 Shut Down the SAT and ACT, but Not the Classic Learning Test
COVID-19 has disrupted student life across the nation, closing schools and leading to major questions about what’s in store for high school juniors and seniors as they take their next steps toward college.
Read MoreAs Colleges Move to Do Away With the SAT in the Name of Diversity, Detroit High School Valedictorian Struggles With Low-Level Math
The valedictorian of a Detroit high school is reportedly struggling with basic math in college.
Read MoreCommentary: The College Board Scraps Controversial ‘Adversity Score,’ but Continues Plan to Weigh College Admissions
It appears that many Americans still believe that merit is the most important factor in determining who will get into our top colleges and universities.
Read MoreCommentary: Can Americans ‘Handle the Truth’ About Individual Achievement Differences?
by George Leef In the 1992 movie A Few Good Men, there is a courtroom scene where the prosecuting attorney (played by Tom Cruise) tells the defendant Marine officer Nathan Jessup (played by Jack Nicholson) that he wants the truth. To that, Jessup shouts back, “You can’t handle the…
Read MoreTexas School Cuts Ties with SAT Over Controversial ‘Adversity Scoring’
Members of the Houston, Texas-based Saint Constantine School announced Thursday they will do away with all SAT prep and AP/PSAT programming. School officials said in an emailed statement the SAT’s new adversity score prompted them to act. As The Tennessee Star reported, the people responsible for the SAT exams…
Read MoreCommentary: The New SAT ‘Adversity Score’ Turns the Idea of Meritocracy Into a Sham
by Jarret Stepman It would be nice to think that high school students can get into a good university based on their abilities or talents, but a proposed change to the SAT shows how the concept of meritocracy has been turned into a sham. The College Board, according to…
Read MoreJoe Carter Commentary: Make America Smart Again
by Joe Carter Over the past week America has been fascinated and appalled by the latest college admissions cheating scandal. Much of the attention has been focused on the bribing of coaches to get kids into school with fake athletic credentials. But the even more absurd part of the…
Read MoreThe SAT Is Feeding Students Solar Industry Propaganda
by James D. Agresti The famed SAT, or Scholastic Assessment Test, is a college readiness exam taken by more than 1.6 million students per year. In May of 2018, the College Board, which owns and operates the SAT, required test takers to read an article that claims: the cost…
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