"Social-justice organizations last week threatened the University of California with a lawsuit unless it halts the use of standardized testing in admissions, claiming the tests discriminate against minorities.Who knows what success they may have before a sympathetic judge.
But the issue may be settled sooner as the political mood in the UC moves against testing.
This shift could have baleful nationwide consequences.
...UC is by far the largest university system in the country, and if it throws out testing the admissions landscape would fundamentally change.
...Anti-testing campaigners have been unable to explain how they would academically compare students across schools with different grading standards.
They want to stamp out performance disparities on tests, but tackling the achievement gap requires improving education in poor areas..." (and that ain't gonna happen)
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