Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth

Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote an opinion piece about standardized testing. “While the SAT has been characterized as a ‘wealth test,’ wherein student performance tracks with family income, families’ accumulated assets are rarely measured in association with college admissions tests,” he wrote. “There is good reason to consider this factor more closely.”

・ From Philadelphia Inquirer