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Test-Blind Policy Backfires in Classrooms | Wilmington News
A Berkeley math professor is sounding the alarm: thousands of UC students are arriving unprepared for college-level math, with some lagging five to eight years behind. Blaming the 2020 “test-blind” admissions policy, she says classrooms now spend weeks reteaching fractions and basic algebra instead of tackling advanced topics. Faculty across UC campuses have signed letters demanding a return to SAT/ACT requirements — arguing these tests aren’t barriers to equity but gateways to it. Data shows math readiness plummeted from 70% to just 44% since the policy shift, with 17% failing even…
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