Only about 200 of the nation’s nearly 4,000 colleges accept the Classical Learning Test (CLT) as an alternative to standardized testing like the SAT and ACT, but Florida could this month become the first state to adopt the CLT across the board.
Education experts and advocates have long criticized traditional standardized testing, but this alternative test measure comes at a time when the nation is engaged in a culture war often involving children and public schools. Florida has been particularly spotlighted as Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised constituents to remove critical race theory, gender ideology, and other Marxist agendas from public education, even clashing with the College Board over AP courses.
