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Higher Ed Groups Call On U.S. News To Stop Using SAT/ACT Scores In Its College Rankings

Published Jul 12, 2021

By Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes

Several higher education policy and advocacy groups are calling on U.S. News to end its practice of using average SAT and ACT scores of incoming students as part of its annual rankings of America’s best colleges.

The call comes in An Open Letter to The Editors of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges Rankings,which can be read in its entirety in a, the D.C.-based think tank. The letter was initiated by New America’s Higher Education Team, which has a well-established history of raising concerns about both standardized admissions tests and the harmful consequences of college ranking schemes.

Read the full article at Forbes.