Ic Tests - Is There Such a Thing as Cognitive Ability?

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Ibram x kendy has said that standardized tess is one of the most effective races policies ever. Michael, i'll let you come back on that. But i just want to also put one more point into the mix,. if i may, that ibram x k endy has saidThat standardized tess which is partly what en talking about, one of themost effective race policies ever. Well, it is certainly true that the history of ic testing as a way of allocating opportunities, is bound up with the history of eugenics - in large part a racist legacy. And so i myself very much dislike, and am sceptical, that there is a single quality

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