For many years before the pandemic, so-called antiracists such as Ibram X. Kendi claimed standardized testing was “one of the most effective racist policies ever devised to degrade black minds.” ...

The standardized college admissions test will no longer be offered on paper starting Saturday, as part of a larger effort to make the test more accessible and fair. The change is renewing debate ...

Schlott also critiqued an emerging narrative among some in the academic community who claim standardized tests are relics of racism, and scrapping the practice is a promising way to "help lower ...