Colleges should scrutinize their standardized-testing requirements and determine whether those policies serve the public good. They should regularly assess the extent to which ACT and SAT scores help predict student outcomes and publicly share the results. And they should offer applicants “simplicity and clarity” about the role of tests in “a time of complexity and heightened anxiety about the college admission process.”
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Update (Aug. 18, 2020, 1:40 p.m.): This article has been updated with responses from the College Board and ACT.
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Eric Hoover writes about the challenges of getting to, and through, college. Follow him on Twitter @erichoov, or email him, at eric.hoover@chronicle.com.
