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Classic Learning Test supporters tell committee CLT offers an alternative to SAT/ACT; lawmakers press for concordance and predictive data
Summary
Proponents of House Bill 326 told the Senate Education Committee the Classic Learning Test (CLT) provides an alternative college-admissions exam aligned with classical curricula and cited concordance and predictive validity studies; committee members requested score concordances and predictive-value data and asked whether the CLT is sufficiently comparable to ACT/SAT.
Supporters of House Bill 326, which would make the Classic Learning Test an optional college-entrance exam in Ohio, told the Senate Education Committee the CLT is an alternative to the SAT and ACT that many colleges now accept. Michael Torres, policy director at Classic Learning Initiatives, said the CLT administered nearly 200,000 tests last year and partners with about 340 colleges and universities. "Our concordance study has been used with 0 issues by all 340 of our…
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