Top males absent from college tests
Officials at ACT and SAT report a decade long decline in high aptitude male test takers while more low aptitude women enter higher education. Data from Cedar Rapids shows male averages remain higher, with shifting gender balance in college-bound students and rising aid access bringing more minorities and low income entrants.
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Test Scores See Varied Upturn Amid Debate On College Readiness
The piece reports that ACT scores show tentative stabilization after declines in the late 1960s to late 1970s, with officials cautious about announcing a reversal. It notes shifts in entering freshman ages, rising college enrollment, and differing interpretations from ACT and SAT officials about factors behind score trends and future movements.
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Parents split on public education but cite top concerns
NEW YORK (UPI) Parents disagree on whether schools are worse now than in their day, yet agree on four trouble spots this year: discipline, drugs, standards, and finding good teachers. A Gallup Kettering poll of 1,514 parents finds 42 percent say schools are worse, 41 percent say better, with better responses mainly from less educated groups.
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