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Test-blind UC admits students who can't do algebra or write a sentence
Test-blind college admissions has failed at the University of California. The Regents should restore SAT/ACT scores.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 72 min read


Failing Diego: Why UC must bring back the SAT/ACT
Diego's A's got him into test-blind Berkeley, where he's likely to fail Calculus and give up on an engineering major.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 132 min read


Test-blind admissions is a 'failed experiment,' say UC's non-STEM professors
Going "test-blind" was a "failed experiment" say University of California's humanities and social sciences professors, joining STEM faculty.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 122 min read


We knew students were unprepared, and we sent them on to fail
Refusing to measure college readiness ensures the reckoning will come later, at the student's expense.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 93 min read


Unready or not, they're going to college
A third of high school graduates (or less) are ready for college math and reading, but a majority will enroll in four-year colleges.

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 13, 20252 min read


DEI double take
Columbia researchers say they're losing federal grants for DEI language that they were required to add by the Biden administration.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 23, 20252 min read


Asian-American computer whiz sues UC for admissions bias
The University of California is being sued by Asian-American achievers who charge racial discrimination in admissions.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 23, 20251 min read


Universities talk 'diversity,' demand conformity
Requiring would-be professors to swear allegiance to a political ideology is a free-speech violation, charges a lawsuit filed in May....

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 10, 20232 min read


'Data science' closes STEM doors, professors warn
"Data science" classes don't prepare students for college-level math, science or engineering courses, say University of California...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 7, 20231 min read
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