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The @UofCalifornia task force, on whether to keep using the #SAT: “At this time, the Task Force recommends that UC conduct additional research on the impact of going ‘test optional’ before deciding whether to implement such a policy.” #highered #collegeaccess

.@UofCalifornia task force: “The Committee evaluated the possibility of using SBAC test scores . . . However, the STTF is concerned about a wide range of risks related to the adoption of SBAC to meet UC admissions requirements.” #highered #sat #collegeaccess

.@UofCalifornia task force: “Although some advocates of reform to admissions will call for making #SAT and ACT scores optional, we believe that such a move could have significant, unanticipated, and undesirable effects on the profile of matriculating classes.” #highered

Where are all the quotes on our account coming from? Today we are live tweeting the @UofCalifornia report on using the #SAT for admission. #highered

.@UofCalifornia task force: “The current ‘system’ is unequal and thus intolerable, but a qualitative change without more data . . . could make things worse. No change to UC policy can ‘fix’ the interlocking systems of inequity and oppression that operate in society today.”

Other ways the #sat isn’t perfect: “We also know that implicit bias of admissions officers and potential applicants based on having seen these scores can be a factor. Once the scores are seen they cannot be unseen.” #highered

The task force finds: 1) “Grading standards differ across schools, and wealthy schools typically award higher grades,” 2) “Grade inflation is increasing and is statistically biased towards wealthy schools.” #sat #highered #collegeaccess

What are the root causes on inequity in @UofCalifornia admissions? The task force writes: “The single biggest contributing factor is the lower shares of URM students who graduate having completed the A-G requirements.” #highered #collegeaccess #sat

We are sharing selections from the @UofCalifornia report on using the #SAT for admission today. Come for the quick snippets, stay for the whole report: https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/underreview/sttf-report.pdf … #highered #collegeaccess

How thorough is the @UofCalifornia task force report? Check out this article title, cited on page 60, note 61: “Much Ado about Grit: A Meta-Analytic Synthesis of the Grit Literature.” #grit #sticktoit

“UC’s admissions process does not appear to increase racial/ethnic disparities by giving undue weight to admissions test scores. [Task force] members were keenly aware of the large differences between mean test scores among different racial and ethnic groups.” #sat #highered

.@UofCalifornia task force: “The original intent of the #SAT was to identify students who came from outside relatively privileged circles who might have the potential to succeed in university. This original intent is clearly being realized at UC.” #highered #collegeaccess

To increase representation, #SAT, GPA, and other factors aren’t just taken at face value: “UCOP is responsible for producing contextual data – aimed at ensuring that an applicant’s academic accomplishments are evaluated relative to peers in their high school.” #highered

.@UofCalifornia task force: SAT only one of 14 factors used for admission.

Pressed for time? We are digesting the @UofCalifornia report on using the #SAT for admission, and we'll select choice tidbits for you! You can also read all 228 pages for yourself: https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/underreview/sttf-report.pdf … #highered #collegeaccess

We are thrilled to announce that CollegeSpringer Allyson Cook has been selected for the @AmericanExpress Leadership Academy! #congrats

We’re happy to share the new @PPICNotes report on #highered in CA! https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/californias-future-higher-education-january-2020.pdf … #eddata #wonkish