A top executive has resigned from 바카라사이트 US’ College Board after criticism of his role, as an elected official in 바카라사이트 state of Indiana, in trying to restrict classroom teaching about race and racism.
The politician, Todd Huston, had been a senior vice-president at 바카라사이트 College Board since 2012, 바카라사이트 year he was first elected to 바카라사이트 Indiana House of Representatives. He has served as 바카라사이트 chamber’s speaker since March 2020.
In 바카라사이트 past few weeks, he led his House Republican majority in approving bills that would limit school-level instruction concerning racism and political topics, give parent panels veto rights on classroom materials, and ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports designated for females.
The College Board produces 바카라사이트 leading standardised college entrance examination, 바카라사이트 SAT, as well as 바카라사이트 popular AP high-school course exams that are commonly used in college-level academic placement. The board has also faced years of criticism for creating products seen as perpetuating racial inequities and conservative world views.
Such concerns have played a major role in 바카라사이트 widespread abandonment of standardised tests as a mandatory part of 바카라사이트 admissions processes at top US colleges and universities.
The College Board confirmed Mr Huston’s departure from his executive position – which paid him $460,738 (?340,336) a year, according to College Board tax filings from 2019 – without directly explaining 바카라사이트 degree to which 바카라사이트 move reflected?.
“Todd Huston concluded that 바카라사이트 demands of both his role here and his elected position are not sustainable, and he wants to devote more time to his work in Indiana,” a College Board spokesman said. “We’re grateful for his nine successful years at 바카라사이트 College Board.”
Mr Huston’s departure comes amid a nationwide series of efforts – including at least 38 bills in 20 states – aimed at limiting classroom curricula, usually to prevent discussions of 바카라사이트 nation’s history of racial discrimination and abuse. Nearly half of those efforts,??by 바카라사이트 writers’ organisation PEN America, are aimed at teaching on 바카라사이트 post-secondary level.
His resignation also comes two weeks after 바카라사이트 College Board announced it was moving 바카라사이트 SAT?to an online format, and argued that 바카라사이트 test would boost equity in college enrolments by giving lower-income students an easier-to-use objective method to prove 바카라사이트ir merit against competitors who can impress admissions officers with costly lists of extracurricular activities.
Such arguments have been met with scepticism from outside experts who cite 바카라사이트 known record of imbalances in test results attributed to wealthier students with clear advantages that include costly professional test preparation services and 바카라사이트 ability to pay for repeated attempts at 바카라사이트 SAT. The College Board also bowed to political pressure in 2015 to adjust its exams to reduce what conservative activists saw as 바카라사이트ir emphasis on “negative aspects of our nation’s history.”
Mr Huston, in a statement confirming his departure from 바카라사이트 College Board, said he wanted to prioritise his work with 바카라사이트 legislature. “I want to recharge my batteries post-session,” he added, “before considering future opportunities.”
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