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Mary Grabar
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 - 5:24pm
Who Is Fair Test?
Wednesday, 11 February 2009 - 7:18pm
If one were to judge by the number of times the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, more commonly known as Fair Test, has been quoted in reference to test-optional college admissions policies, one might conclude that this organization is the nation's preeminent authority on the issue. Seeing a quotation from one of the group's staff in publications ranging from USA Today to the Chronicle of Higher Education is nearly as predictable as the nostrum about death and taxes.
Tuesday, 10 February 2009 - 4:56pm
When the nation's largest organization of college admissions professionals unveiled its report on the "use of standardized tests in undergraduate admissions" last fall, national newspapers like <i>The New York Times </i>and education journals like <i>Inside Higher Ed </i>interpreted the conclusions as validation for the end of the use of standardized tests.
