The article raises important questions about standardized testing.
The reality is that standardized testing has simply reinforced the savage inequalities that have existed socioeconomically.
Standardized tests advantage the advantaged.
And disadvantage the disadvantaged.
Scores, in other words, reveal zip codes and income brackets.
Not raw acumen and intellectual ability.
Not to mention intellectual curiosity and creativity and innovation (does any standardized test reveal this?).
Standardized tests are here to stay...at least at 80% of the colleges and universities out there.
It's a $4.5 billion dollar cash cow for the empire called The College Board.
Hopefully though the new SAT will provide ways to create a more even playing field for students.
