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“We forget that a lot of middle-and upper-class students went through a lot of test prep,” said Ken Wong, director of urban education at Brown University. “When they are sitting in the test room, they already know what kinds of tasks they are being asked to do. We need to think about building support like that in public schools.
“On the other hand, students know that they are not being held accountable when they take the SAT,” he said of Rhode Island. “It’s not a high-stakes test for them. It’s important for the districts and the commissioner to communicate why this is important, that it’s clearly connected to college and career readiness.”
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