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    Another blow to UC admissions tests: Nix SAT alternative exam, faculty recommend

    by Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times Oct 16, 2021 3 minutes

    In another blow to the future of standardized testing for University of California admissions, a faculty group has recommended nixing the use of an alternative assessment to replace the SAT in a new report to UC leaders.

    The UC Board of Regents, in a move that reverberated nationally, unanimously voted last year to drop the use of the SAT and ACT for admissions decisions through 2024 because the tests exacerbated disparities based on race and income.

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