November 14, 2003

How to Make the SAT 'Truly Colorblind'

To the Editor:

I agree with Jay Rosner that the SAT score gap between whites and minorities reflects bias in the test ("Researchers Charge Racial Bias on the SAT," October 10). As a scientist, I find it intuitively obvious that the SAT must have some inherent bias. The scores simply do not do what they are said to do: accurately predict performance in college for all groups. ...

Jay Rosner gives us an easy way to fix the problem. Simply use the information that the Educational

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