ACT Scores Are Down. Grades Are Up. Something's Fishy.
Grade inflation is making test-optional college admissions unworkable.
Grade inflation is making test-optional college admissions unworkable.
The college is the latest in a spate of schools reinstating SAT and ACT test requirements.
There's increasing evidence that standardized tests accurately measure student achievement and are helpful, not hurtful, to disadvantaged applicants.
The issue is the result of a districtwide policy of de facto grade inflation.
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