October 30, 1998
Persistent Racial Gap in SAT Scores Fuels Affirmative-Action Debate
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If the 200-point disparity were closing, preferences in admissions would enjoy more public support Strip away the political posturing and the blistering rhetoric, and what's left at the core of the "affirmative-action problem" in college admissions is a simple fact: Black Americans, on average, score 200 points lower than whites on the SAT. |
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