{"product_id":"the-scandal-of-standardized-tests-joseph-a-soares-9780807763315","title":"The Scandal of Standardized Tests: Why We Need to Drop the SAT and ACT","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis update to \u003ci\u003eSAT Wars\u003c\/i\u003e provides new evidence in the case against standardized college entry tests, including the experiences of test-optional colleges. \u003ci\u003eThe Scandal of Standardized Tests\u003c\/i\u003e sheds significant light on key problems such as: Are the tests stronger proxies for race and family income today than they were 20 years ago? Does going test-optional promote racial and economic diversity? Are there any differences in academic records between students admitted without test scores and those with them? How does testing figure into race-sensitive admissions legal controversies? Why is the College Board's \"environmental dashboard\" inadequate as a way to create a fair playing field? How are the odds of attending and graduating from college stacked against low-income youths and racial minorities? What does the FBI Varsity Blues sting tell us about college admissions in America? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides 25 years of data on California showing how the correlation of test scores with race has grown over time while their predictive powers have declined. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows how the disparate results of SAT\/ACT scores by race provide grounds for a constitutional challenge to the use of those tests.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides an overview of our current national situation regarding college applications, attendance, and graduation rates according to family income and college major.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers a devastating critique of the College Board's \"adversity index.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a national balance sheet on the experiences of test-optional colleges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph A. Soares\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807763314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807763315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021","brand":"Joseph A. Soares","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096736669951,"sku":"9780807763315","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-scandal-of-standardized-tests-joseph-a-soares-9780807763315","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}