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The University of California came under new pressure Tuesday to eliminate the SAT and ACT as an admission requirement, when several groups threatened a lawsuit alleging that the tests violate state civil rights laws by unlawfully discriminating against disabled, low-income and underrepresented minority students.
“Our objective is to remove barriers and equalize the playing field. This is an issue of equity and access to opportunity for children who are living in marginalized and struggling communities.”
Micah Ali, Compton school board president
ACT and the College Board, which owns the SAT, argue that their tests are predictive of college performance and offer a uniform yardstick that allows colleges to compare students across a range of states and high schools. But critics say they are an unfair admission barrier to students who don’t test well or can’t afford to pay for pricey test preparation. Decades of research have shown that scores are strongly influenced by family income, parents’ education and race.
Read the full article on LATimes.com
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Never heard of micah ali, but people actually voted for this dumb ass.
Hey micah, you dumb ass nigga.
Why dont you say we should get rid if the SAT and guarantee all compton unified graduates be accepted to UC system. Instead of challenging the students, you place the issue on acceptance standards. Shit, while you at it, why dont you lower your standars so that 90% of comptn students WILL graduate like if they can just do add and subtracting
There was a time when the top 3% of every graduating class was guaranteed a spot in a UC school and somehow that went away. The LAT article spoke with a student who was top of his class and had multiple degrees from a community college only to do poorly on the SAT and lessen his chances of admittance to a UC. Compton Unified is a district that is majority Latino who are already at a disadvantage due to language barriers. Many UC schools have a high rate of foreign students being accepted, and local students should have a fair chance at admittance too.