This is just a test: yesterday, harvard ~ became Recently, the elite university announced that it would reverse its test-optional policy for student applicants. The California Institute of Technology also reinstated its testing requirements. This represents a major victory for anti-Test forces.
The argument against mandating SAT or ACT scores for student applicants was that making standardized tests optional would help increase the diversity of the student population. like new york times report In Harvard's presentation notes, the goal is to “Poor and underprivileged students who have potential but do not score well on application tests..”
Actually like this: reasonEmma Camp writtenThe opposite was true. They actually removed standardized test scores from the application. sick It provides support to underprivileged children while providing support to children from wealthy families. “Camp wrote last year that exams were more difficult to game than non-academic factors. “Wealthy families can hire tutors to write polished admissions essays for their children, provide extracurricular activities and sports, and ensure they attend high-skilled schools. How a guidance counselor writes glowing letters about applicants “I know.”
There is growing evidence that eliminating the test would help wealthy people and harm low-income applicants.And I think it's Harvard. couldn't ignore it.
In announcing its return to a test requirement, Harvard cited research from Opportunity Insights showing that test scores are useful in predicting success in higher education and can help admissions officers select low-income students who are likely to do well. Quoted.
Harvard is not the first famous school to overturn its selective testing policy. Georgetown, Brown, Yale, Dartmouth and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have all returned to test-mandatory support. But now that Harvard is involved, the case against this ill-fated experiment should be closed. The tester opponents are educated.
The complete and utter defeat of the anti-test crusade. pic.twitter.com/ubfbg2QTxL
— Alec Stapp (@AlecStapp) April 11, 2024
Biden expands gun background checks. President Joe Biden has approved new federal background checks for private gun sales to address what is sometimes called the “gun show loophole.” This is the most comprehensive expansion of background check requirements since 1993.
The gun show loophole wasn't actually a loophole. Rather it is legal exception officially ““I'm in the gun sales business.” Axios reportnew rules are mandatory “Anyone selling firearms for profit can register with the federal government.”
So: New government registration requirements for gun sales. Do you think that will go into effect smoothly without widespread legal opposition? Yeah, I think… no.
Biden's rule will almost certainly be challenged in court. Meanwhile, two Republican senators, John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), have already announced their plans: introduce This is because the resolution to overturn Biden’s rule is unconstitutional.
It is impossible to predict how all this will turn out. But the timing makes the motive questionable. It's probably no coincidence that Biden approved new background checks in an election year. Maybe he's just firing blanks.
Juice is baggy dead: OJ Simpson died of cancer at the age of 76. Simpson was an actor, football player, and sports broadcaster. But he became a central figure in the American media ecosystem in the 1990s after being accused of murdering his ex-wife and her friend.
The lurid details of the murders and the bizarre celebrity horror show of the trials that followed were irresistible staples of the era's supermarket tabloids and early 24-hour cable news businesses. It cannot be overemphasized how much the OJ story dominated the American media and how obsessed the nation was with it. I was in middle school when the trial happened, and classes were interrupted so we could all watch the verdict in real time.
It's too bad that comedian Norm MacDonald, who made jokes about OJ being guilty a major part of his movies, can't let him go. Anyway, here's over 11 minutes of footage of MacDonald brutally criticizing Simpson. There will be no more smiling today.
scenery of washington dc Local brewery DC Brau is offering non-alcoholic beers. This isn't terribly shocking. This category has been growing rapidly in recent years. Brands like Athletic Brewing upending An otherwise struggling beer market.
But it turns out there are also policy reasons, such as Maryland's liquor laws. like Washington style report: “This move will allow DC Brau to expand its presence, especially in Maryland, where restrictive liquor laws limit which retailers can sell alcoholic beer,” Brandon Skall, owner of DC Brau, told NA Brau magazine. The new beer, as it's called, “gives us easy access to a lot of places where we're not currently legally able to carry our product.” Now all you can use is (non)alcohol.
quick hit
- Inflation continues to be a major problem for President Biden's re-election campaign. But he has a plan. He'll say it's Trump's fault!
- The Federal Highway Administration has emergency relief funds, and some states have waited decades to fund infrastructure projects. But those on the list may not receive any money, the report says, because all of the existing funds could be used to repair Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. washington post.
- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has accused regulators of blocking the company's proposed deal with Roomba maker iRobot. He says U.S. antitrust regulators “trust these two Chinese giants with maps of the inside of American consumers' homes more than they trust Amazon.”
- Wait, didn't we win the war on measles? no! Obviously not.
- The Federal Reserve is investigating Morgan Stanley. wall street journal.
- Elon Musk x Javier Milei is definitely a huge brand collaboration.
- Amazon has secretly gone liberal fallout They turned a video game franchise into a TV show. It came out this week. The reviews are pretty strong.