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“After World War II, when the United States faced increased military and scientific competition from the Soviet Union, selective universities began to assign greater weight to academic factors, including the SAT.”
Analyzed on 2026-08-22T05:05:22+00:00 · Last updated 2026-08-22
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After World War II, when the United States faced increased military and scientific competition from the Soviet Union, selective universities began to assign greater weight to academic factors, including the SAT, said Nicholas Lemann, who has written about the history of standardized testing and is a professor of journalism at Columbia University.
Extracted from: Trump Escalates a Fight Over How to Measure Merit in American Education , The New York Times
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Claim ID
CLM-BF83D534
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nytimes.com
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