
캘리포니아 대학, 6년 만에 SAT/ACT 재도입 검토…교수 1400명 연명 서한
캘리포니아 대학이 2020년 소외 계층 차별 이유로 폐지했던 SAT/ACT 시험 재도입을 검토 중이다. 1400여 명의 교수가 학생들의 학력 격차를 지적하며 시험 재도입을 촉구하는 서한을 보냈으며, 타 명문대들도 유사한 정책 변화를 보이고 있다.

캘리포니아 대학이 2020년 소외 계층 차별 이유로 폐지했던 SAT/ACT 시험 재도입을 검토 중이다. 1400여 명의 교수가 학생들의 학력 격차를 지적하며 시험 재도입을 촉구하는 서한을 보냈으며, 타 명문대들도 유사한 정책 변화를 보이고 있다.

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