From WSJopinion: By dropping SATs, UC hopes to produce a student body that includes higher percentages of blacks and Latinos. But when it comes to addressing a major factor keeping students out of its system and widening the achievement gap—crickets.
When the University of California announced it will stop using the SAT and ACT for admissions, it sent tremors through the world of higher education. If only because of its sheer size—the UC system covers 285,000 students over several campuses—others are bound to follow.
Thursday’s decision by the Board of Regents was taken, as are so many decisions in academia these days, in the name of equity and diversity. Requiring SAT scores, the argument goes, discriminates against low-income, black and Latino children who perform poorly...
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