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Examining the Examiners

In Good Society

English - April 12, 2021 04:00 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Standardized tests consistently overestimate college success for white, wealthy, male students and underestimate everyone else. How did we get here, and how do we fix it? With millions of dollars of financial aid and access to quality college experiences on the line, the answers to these questions are crucial. Hear from FairTest director and former MIT education researcher Bob Schaeffer about the failures of the testing industry, its racist origin story, and the exponential rise of the test-optional movement.


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