The Corruption of the College Board: How Bill Gates Destroyed The SAT

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273851/how-bill-gates-destroyed-sat-daniel-greenfield

Standardized testing is the engine of meritocracy. When the College Board standardized testing through the SAT, it introduced merit to an educational system where status was determined by family history.
A poor immigrant who studied hard and worked hard might have a shot at the best schools in the land.
Over a century later, the College Board has announced that the Scholastic Assessment Test will include an adversity score based on zip codes that purports to measure the social environment of the student.