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Home > Blogs > A Matter of Opinion > Archives > 2009 > January > 05 > Entry
Over at the DDN’s education blog, Get on the Bus, I’ve posted a commentary looking at two very different views of the value of the SAT. Are standardized tests for college admission a force for good or a force for evil? Take a look and share your thoughts.
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By smoke & mirrrors
January 7, 2009 7:53 AM | Link to this
For years the testing system was fine. Now though that some segments of our population can’t seem to meet those standards so we must “dumb down” our testing so some people can pass a test. Case and point the city of Dayton and the DOJ involving the testing of city hires in 2006.By Rick
January 7, 2009 5:59 PM | Link to this
The reverse discrimination lawsuits concerning admission to colleges used the SAT scores to demonstrate with great clarity that reverse discrimination was, indeed, what was happening, not just affirmative action. The courts are now united that such discrimination is unconstitutional. After the judiciary made clear what the law was, liberals began clamoring for either dropping consideration of the SAT or at least reducing to a small factor. Do not be fooled; these opponents of the SAT favor reverse discrimination.