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Tag: FairTest
COVID-19
Senators Scrutinize Virtual Proctoring Companies After Students Report Equity Concerns
As COVID-19 popularized virtual proctoring, students have increasingly reported incidents where the technology failed to register their faces, locked them out of their tests or overzealously flagged them for cheating, particularly students of color and students with disabilities. Six U.S. senators sent letters to three exam proctoring companies – ExamSoft, ProctorU and Proctorio – calling on them for accountability.
December 14, 2020
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Dozens of Colleges Have Nixed SAT/ACT for Fall 2021 Admissions Since the Coronavirus Spread
Since the shutdown of educational institutions due to the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of colleges have announced test-optional policies for fall 2021 admissions, reported The Washington Post. The Post said “a record number of” higher education institutions have nixed the requirement that students take the ACT or the SAT — standardized tests for college admission — […]
April 13, 2020
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ETS Creates New Institute to Research More Equitable Standardized Tests
The Educational Testing Service (ETS), which administers the SAT for The College Board, on Tuesday announced the launch of a new institute that will conduct research on creating and maintaining more equitable testing programs.
January 21, 2020
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University of California System Faces Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Standardized Testing
The University of California system was hit with a civil rights lawsuit last week over required standardized testing. The plaintiffs – four students, six nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District – accused University of California regents of knowingly putting student of color and students with disabilities at a disadvantage by requiring the SAT or ACT from applicants.
December 19, 2019
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UC System Threatened With Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Standardized Testing
A group of students and community organizations are threatening to sue the University of California system for requiring standardized test scores in its admissions process, citing concerns about inequity. The coalition includes three students, five nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District. Lawyers representing the group sent a letter to the system on Tuesday, arguing […]
October 30, 2019
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Experts: Time for Plan to Aid Underserved Students
A report released last month by American College Testing showed that only nine percent of underserved students were strongly ready for college as demonstrated by 2017 test scores.
October 10, 2017
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Admissions Movement Leaving ACT/SAT Behind
Hundreds of four-year, liberal arts schools have decreased reliance upon ACT/SAT test scores in admissions. These institutions are self-identifying in three categories: test-optional, test-flexible and test-blind.
October 11, 2016
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