This year, Townhall reported how the United States Supreme Court struck down affirmative action admissions at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. This change to college admissions sent shockwaves across the country, with many left-wing groups coming out against the decision. In response, some groups decided to go after legacy admissions policies at Harvard.
Now, one state is proposing a new kind of exam to offer as an alternative to the SAT and ACT, which would change up the college admissions process at public universities throughout the state.
This week, the New York Times reported that Florida is expected to approve a classical exam as a competitor to the SAT and ACT to “shake up the education establishment.”
Reportedly, the Classic Learning Test is an alternative to the SAT and ACT for some religious colleges and includes an “emphasis on the Western canon, with a big dose of Christian thought.”
This week, Florida’s public university system is expected to approve the test for its admissions, which would include Florida State University and the University of Florida.
“We are always seeking ways to improve,” Ray Rodrigues, the chancellor of the State University System of Florida, told the outlet.
Jeremy Tate, the founder of Classic Learning Initiatives, developed the exam. It includes three sections on verbal reasoning, grammar and writing, and quantitative reasoning.
On Friday, Florida’s public university system, which includes the University of Florida and Florida State University, is expected to become the first state system to approve the Classic Learning Test, or CLT, for use in admissions. https://t.co/ty80JOMNgf
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“We believe in teaching kids facts and how to think, but we don’t believe they should have an agenda imposed on them when you try to use black history to shoehorn in queer theory, you are clearly trying to use that for political purposes,” DeSantis said when he rejected the AP course.