The “pre-pre-pre SAT”?
- Posted by Sarah Ziegler on October 23rd, 2008 in Admissions, Articles of Interest
The New York Times recently reported that the College Board will roll out a new standardized test for 8th grade students to help test basic skills in reading, math, and writing. While proponents of the test, ReadiStep, claim that it will provide students and parents with important information about a child’s future college-readiness, critics fear that ReadiStep will further fuel anxiety and stress without solving underlying educational inequities, and push the college admissions process upon younger and younger students.
Read the College Board’s report here, and a critique from FairTest here.
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