In a Minding the Campus essay, Charlotte Allen writes about the National Career Readiness Certificate that ACT has been promoting as an alternative to the costly matter of obtaining college credentials. NCRC certification looks like a better and less costly way for many to demonstrate their employability. Unfortunately, the federal zealots who are always on the lookout for testing that appears to have a “disparate impact” on racial groups have intervened against NCRC. It figures — regulators feel compelled to regulate, no matter how much harm they do.
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George Leef is the director of external relations at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. He is the author of The Awakening of Jennifer Van Arsdale: A Political Fable for Our Time.
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