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Tag: College Board: Page 2
News Roundup
College Board Replaces Controversial âAdversity Scoreâ on SAT
The College Board has retracted its Environmental Context Dashboard, which attempted to factor a studentsâ backgrounds into their Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) results. The dashboard, also called an âadversity score,â was created in response to research that indicated that standardized test scores donât reflect unequal access to high-quality education and test tutoring, or a studentâs [âŚ]
August 27, 2019
Opinion
Ignoring Race and Privilege: How The College Boardâs SAT Adversity Score Missed the Mark
Adverse experiences and social privilege are both life circumstances that can alter a test-takerâs score on standardized tests. However, the College Board, with their recent announcement of an âadversity score,â highlighted the disadvantages of adversity, while ignoring the advantages of privilege. In doing so, the College Board treats adversity as a handicap to be accommodated, while missing an opportunity to address a myriad of noncognitive factors that make SAT scores either lower or higher than they should be for different racial and ethnic groups, and socio-economic statuses.
June 11, 2019
Students
Geographical Bias in Testing: Is Cultural Bias a Problem of the Past or Are We Simply Not Looking in the Right Space?
Despite the recent emergence of test optional and/or test flexible programs, wherein students do not need to, or can decide whether they want to submit their standardized test scores such as SAT/ACT for admission consideration, these standardized admission tests continue to play an important role in college choice, access, and admission decisions.
September 17, 2018
HBCUs
Benedict Collegeâs Bold Move to Lower Tuition: Ask Us âWhy Not?â
Nearly 150 years after its founding, with a bold approach to student success in the face of sociopolitical challenges, leadership at Benedict College continues to demonstrate a renewed commitment to providing access for students to become powers for good in society.
July 27, 2018
Students
In College Test Prep Industry, Cheaper Options Available
WASHINGTON â Is there a price that a worried parent wouldnât pay to help a child do well on college admissions tests? The good news is that test preparation doesnât have to be expensive anymore. The multimillion-dollar coaching industry is facing competition from free or low-cost alternatives in what their founders hope will make the [âŚ]
May 8, 2017
Students
National Debate Over Tuition-free Plan Continues
The national debate to make community colleges free continues as more states develop a tuition-free plan for students.
December 17, 2015
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