“Society likes to think that the SAT measures people’s ability or merit,” Mr. Fitzsimmons said. “But no one in college admissions who visits the range of secondary schools we visit, and goes to the communities we visit — where you see the contrast between opportunities and fancy suburbs and some of the high schools that aren’t so fancy — can come away thinking that standardized tests can be a measure of someone’s true worth or ability.”
Research shows social-emotional learning can boost grades and test scores
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A new peer-reviewed analysis shows K-12 students who got regular access to
social and emotional learning had better test scores and better grades.
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