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The First Appellate District Court of Appeal in California stayed a case against the UC Board of Regents that required the UC system to cease its use of the SAT and ACT in its admissions process until further order from the court.
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A preliminary injunction granted Tuesday by the Alameda County Superior Court requires the UC system to immediately halt its use of the SAT and ACT as part of its admissions process.
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The Alameda County Superior Court granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday that requires the UC system to cease use of the SAT and ACT as part of the admissions process, according to a press release from pro bono law firm Public Counsel.
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Students are suing the UC system for its test-optional admissions policy, alleging that applicants will still have to take the discriminatory exams.
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Instead of the traditional standardized test, students will be given five random questions from the television game show “Jeopardy!” to test their college readiness.
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For a country founded on the principle that all men are created equal, doing away with the great testing equalizer is a step in the wrong direction.
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While being test-optional might help students with the best scores, rejecting tests altogether would do more to level the playing field.
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UC Berkeley is planning a study next year to measure the effects of test-blind admissions on academic performance after UC regents voted to eliminate the use of SAT and ACT.
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The UC Board of Regents decided to eliminate use of the SAT and ACT in the admissions process for California applicants by 2025 in a meeting Thursday.
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Standardized testing may no longer be a reality of the UC system’s application process, the UC Board of Regents decided Thursday.
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