![]() colleges ended the standardized testing requirement following claims the tests discriminate against black and other minority students because these groups are less likely to be able to afford test preparation courses. ![]() However, as Breitbart News reported in May, about 60 percent of U.S. Ībout 1.5 million students in the graduating class of 2021 took the SAT, down from 2.2 million in the class of 2020, leading the College Board to blame the participation decline on coronavirus pandemic disruptions. Underrepresented minority students & first-gen less likely to report. ![]() Submissions highest among affluent families in the Southern & Midwestern states, and lowest in the West and East. Thousands fewer graduating high school students took the SAT and ACT college readiness assessments in 2021 compared to the previous year. NCAA states that, in making its decision to recommend ending the standardized test requirement, the task force consulted with the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, and the College Board and ACT, as well as Division I and II membership. schools prioritize woke social justice and "diversity." Three math scholars warn China is successfully rising as the world’s STEM leader while U.S. “We are observing a national trend in NCAA member schools moving away from requiring standardized test scores for admissions purposes and this recommendation for athletics eligibility aligns directly with that movement.”Īccording to NCAA, the task force was formed with the purpose of advancing “racial equity.” One of the specific “action items” to address the promotion of “racial equity” is “Review initial-eligibility requirements, specifically the requirement for the SAT/ACT.” “This work reflects the NCAA’s commitment to continually reviewing our academic standards based on the best available data and other relevant information,” said David Wilson, who heads the NCAA Standardized Test Score Task Force. ![]()
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