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Civil Rights Group Files Complaint Over Florida Scholarship Program

Civil Rights Group Files Complaint Over Florida Scholarship ProgramMIAMIA Latino civil rights organization filed a federal complaint against the state’s Bright Futures scholarship program last month, charging the program’s use of college admissions tests discriminates against Latinos and Blacks.The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s […]

September 25, 2002

National Average on ACT College Test Down Slightly

National Average on ACT College Test Down SlightlyIOWA CITY, IowaScores dipped for the high school class of 2002 on the ACT college entrance exam, breaking a five-year streak during which results remained unchanged, the test-maker announced last month.ACT Inc., a nonprofit based in Iowa City, Iowa, said the drop was to be expected because Illinois […]

September 11, 2002

Testing for Cohesion, Not Competition

Testing for Cohesion, Not CompetitionLet us change roles for a moment, and see if the College Board can solve a few questions: What do high incomes and the SAT I produce? a) SAT preparation centers b) tutors c) scoring differentials due to financial capabilities d) all of the above Considering the past record of the […]

August 14, 2002

Changes to SAT I Sparks Disparity Debate

Changes to SAT I Sparks Disparity DebateFirst revision in eight years reintroduces the question of biasBy Gabrielle FinleyThe new changes to the SAT I test may create an even larger disparity in test scores among minority and majority students, says an advocacy organization for fair testing.However, Gaston Caperton, president of the College Board, which administers […]

July 17, 2002

SAT Scores Come Early for Those Willing to Pay Fee

SAT Scores Come Early for Those Willing to Pay FeePRINCETON, N.J.High school students can end the nerve-racking wait for SAT scores a week early, but it will cost them. Students who used the Internet to register for the college-entrance exam received an e-mail two weeks after the test telling them scores were available online immediately […]

March 27, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Regents Approve Higher Admissions Standards

Regents Approve Higher Admissions Standards For Nevada UniversitiesLAS VEGASAfter two months of debate and two public hearings, the Nevada Board of Regents took action last month to increase admissions standards at the state’s two public universities.According to the revised policy, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of Nevada, Reno will increase their […]

January 2, 2002

Fulfilling Their Potential

Fulfilling Their PotentialFaced with demanding coursework and a competitive campus climate, wise students see need to utilize academic support services.By Pamela BurdmanBERKELEY, Calif.Most of them came here as “A” students, earning grade-point averages of 4.0 or above and high SAT scores. They are the finest of the state’s high school graduates: Only those who finish […]

December 5, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Georgia Regents Won’t Appeal

Georgia Regents Won’t Appeal University Admissions Case to Supreme CourtATLANTAA court ruling declaring the University of Georgia’s admissions policy unconstitutional because it considers race will not be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Board of Regents said last month. Instead, the university will focus on recruitment efforts to increase the number of Black students, […]

December 5, 2001

Princeton Review Updates College Prep Web Site

Princeton Review Updates College Prep Web SiteNEW YORK In an effort to assist high school guidance counselors in managing multiple responsibilities, the Princeton Review has launched its Counselor Center for the 2001-2002 school year at . According to a study by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, the average ratio of […]

October 10, 2001

SAT Minority Achievement Gap Persists

SAT Minority Achievement Gap PersistsMore minorities than ever take standardized testBy Ronald RoachWASHINGTONDespite the persistence of a scoring gap between White/Asian American students and underrepresented minorities, the largest and most racially and ethnically diverse group of SAT-tested high school graduates are entering college this fall, according to the College Board.In its annual survey of college-bound […]

September 26, 2001

Anti-Affirmative Action Group Says Medical College Discriminates Against Whites

Anti-Affirmative Action Group Says Medical College Discriminates Against WhitesOKLAHOMA CITYA study released recently by an anti-affirmative action group says the University of Oklahoma discriminates against Whites in medical college admissions, but an OU official denies it. The study by the Center for Equal Opportunity concluded that OU and four other colleges based some of their […]

July 4, 2001

Maintaining an Open Pipeline to Higher Education: Strategies that Work

Maintaining an Open Pipeline to Higher Education: Strategies that WorkAnother academic year has come and gone and this edition of Black Issues allows us to celebrate the success of students of color. While we applaud these students, we must also address the fact that in order to increase the number of African American and other […]

June 6, 2001

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