March 9, 2001

Eliminating the SAT Could Derail the Progress of Minority Students

By JOHN H. McWHORTER

Richard C. Atkinson, the president of the University of California, recently proposed dropping the SAT requirement in the admissions process. That is a highly questionable recommendation.

Atkinson is concerned that the SAT does not measure students' mastery of a high-school

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