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...Gaston Caperton, president of the College Board, which administers the SAT, says the racial disparities are owing to differences in educational opportunity. He contends that "dropping the SAT makes no more sense than dropping classroom grades." Colleges, he says, need a "common yardstick in an era of grade inflation." Last year 40% of students who took the SAT reported having an A average in high school, up from 28% in 1990. And evaluating applicants without the SAT is an expensive proposition. Michael Cowan, chairman of the U.C. academic senate, which would have to approve Atkinson's proposal, estimates that changing...
...Gaston Caperton, president of the College Board, which administers the SAT, says the racial disparities are owing to differences in educational opportunity. He contends that "dropping the SAT makes no more sense than dropping classroom grades." Colleges, he says, need a "common yardstick in an era of grade inflation." Last year 40% of students who took the SAT reported having an A average in high school, up from 28% in 1990. And evaluating applicants without the SAT is an expensive proposition. Michael Cowan, chairman of the U.C. academic senate, which would have to approve Atkinson's proposal, estimates that changing...
Despite the constant tuition rises, College Board President Gaston Caperton said in a press release that most Americans should still be able to meet the financial demands of a college education...
...year colleges considered test scores in admissions, a percentage that has remained relatively constant for 10 years. The stable use of test scores by four-year institutions remains unaffected by the decision over the past three decades by a handful of small, private institutions to made scores optional. GASTON CAPERTON, PRESIDENT The College Board New York City...
...think that being hopeful about the future is a real sign of the South," said Caperton, citing the solidarity and camaraderie displayed after the Olympic bombing in Atlanta this summer...