Florida Approves a Competitor to the SAT as Conservatives Try To Steer American Higher Education Back to Its ‘Roots’
The Classic Learning Test aims to give students another testing option that emphasizes religious texts from the Western canon that underpin American democratic ideals.
This fall, a dozen colleges in Florida will use a humanities-focused alternative to the SAT and ACT tests as part of their admissions processes. The move is part of a larger effort by conservatives in the state and elsewhere in the country to revive classical studies in America.
The Classic Learning Test aims to give students another testing option that emphasizes religious texts from the Western canon that underpin American democratic ideals. Critics question the comparability of the exam scores, but hundreds of colleges across the country now use them as part of their admissions or scholarship determinations.
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