The surging popularity of a college entrance exam is reigniting debates over the purpose of education. A handful of universities in Indiana and North Carolina will now consider the Classic Learning Test (CLT) as an alternative to ACT and SAT scores. Other states and colleges are also weighing the option. Even the Pentagon is now accepting the CLT for US military service academies. Nearly 183,000 students took the test last year, up from 291 a decade ago. Texas is taking it a step further and pushing changes to its English and social studies instruction, moving the courses toward a style closer to classical education. The renewed interest in this model reveals a fundamental divide.
Two Competing Visions of Education
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