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Testing Giant College Board to Sever Financial Ties with China after Blackburn Letter

November 3, 2020November 2, 2020 The Center Square

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.

Commentary: COVID-19 Shut Down the SAT and ACT, but Not the Classic Learning Test

March 29, 2020March 28, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

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.

As Colleges Move to Do Away With the SAT in the Name of Diversity, Detroit High School Valedictorian Struggles With Low-Level Math

December 5, 2019December 4, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

The valedictorian of a Detroit high school is reportedly struggling with basic math in college.

Commentary: The College Board Scraps Controversial ‘Adversity Score,’ but Continues Plan to Weigh College Admissions

August 31, 2019August 30, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

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.

Commentary: Can Americans ‘Handle the Truth’ About Individual Achievement Differences?

May 30, 2019May 29, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

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…

Texas School Cuts Ties with SAT Over Controversial ‘Adversity Scoring’

May 24, 2019May 23, 2019 Chris Butler

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…

Commentary: The New SAT ‘Adversity Score’ Turns the Idea of Meritocracy Into a Sham

May 18, 2019May 17, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

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…

Joe Carter Commentary: Make America Smart Again

March 18, 2019March 17, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

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…

The SAT Is Feeding Students Solar Industry Propaganda

August 29, 2018September 4, 2018 Admin

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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