College Board Drops Its 'Adversity Score' For Each Student After Backlash [npr.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 8/29/194:00 AM

By Bobby Allyn, National Public Radio, August 27, 2019

The College Board is dropping its plan to give SAT-takers a single score that captures a student's economic hardship. The change comes after blowback from university officials and parents of those taking the college admissions exam.

Announced in May, the "adversity score" was intended to assess the kind of neighborhood the student came from, including factors such as the portion of students receiving free or reduced lunch, the level of crime and average educational attainment. The pushback was swift.

"It just seemed sort of like the higher the score, you know, what? The poorer you are?" said Zenia Henderson of the National College Access Network.

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