More than 1,200 faculty members from the University of California have signed an open letter, urging university leadership to reinstate SAT and ACT math testing requirements for applicants to math and science majors, beginning with the 2027 admissions cycle.
Many leftists argue that standardized tests like the SAT and ACT perpetuate so-called systemic racism and widen racial disparities in education. They have pushed to abolish these “racist” tests in the name of equity. This effort gained momentum in 2020 amid COVID-19 lockdowns and the national racial hatred efforts following George Floyd’s death.
