Re:Reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions...
by csa on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @06:02PM
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Choice quote which does a good job of summarizing what I have seen:
“In addition, the differential direct and indirect effects of income on high school achievement and, in turn, high school achieve-ment on SAT scores may also be explained in terms of residential racial and economic segregation which are, through property values and taxpolicies, related to the quality of schooling. Moreover, the poverty effects reported here suggest the lack of social and educational resources in the larger community that are needed to supplement and complement the learning taking place in schools.”
That said, I think two charts that try to summarize the data should probably combine the two if they actually want to measure SES rather than just SS or ES.
I like this study and summary:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280232788_Race_Pove...
Note that there definitely still is a statistically significant difference based on race, but I am fairly certain it’s not as large as the charts you linked to seem to suggest.
Specifically, I think it has to do with generational efficiencies in optimally using the opportunities that higher education presents.
Simple examples: knowing the hows and whys of relationship cultivation in college, knowing how to avoid or navigate potential educational pitfalls, knowing how to optimally use university resources, etc.