The Messy Fight Over the SAT

Concerned about the effect on diversity, many colleges have stopped requiring standardized tests. New research suggests that might be a mistake.


David Leonhardt, a senior writer for The Times, discusses the future of SATs and why colleges remain reluctant to bring them back.


Guest: David Leonhardt (https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-leon...) , a senior writer for The New York Times.


Background reading: 

• The misguided war on the SAT (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/br...)
• From Opinion: Can the meritocracy survive without the SAT (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/29/op...) ?

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