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Download full textCalifornia State Legislature, Sacramento. Senate. – 1999
This publication compiles materials related to the October 13, 1999 public hearing before California State senate committees concerning the misuse of standardized test scores in deciding admissions to college. Section I, "Introduction," contains the hearing announcement, agenda, and a background paper. Section II, "U.S. Department…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations
Rooney, Charles; Schaeffer, Bob – 1998
More than 275 colleges across the United States now admit some or all of their applicants without regard to Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or American College Testing Program (ACT) scores, and many say that the policy has increased both the diversity and the academic quality of their entering classes. Many lessons have been learned at schools…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Case Studies, College Applicants
