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Will the Change from PARCC to SATs Improve Educational Equity In Illinois?

by OCCRL / Aug 9, 2016

Illinois recently switched from using the PARCC exam for high school students, to the SAT college entrance exam. The Illinois News Bureau's Sharita Forrest interviewed Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, director of the OCCRL and professor of higher education/community college leadership about the change. Read the full post on the Illinois News Bureau webpage, where Dr. Zamani-Gallaher explains that swapping exams is unlikely to improve access to postsecondary education for low income and underrepresented racial/ethnic minority students.

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