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Leigh is an educator, writer, and sociologist and Associate Dean for Equity and Justice at University of Pittsburgh's School of Education. Leigh's research and writing focuses on the ways that schooling often acts as a conduit for societal disadvantage, as well as the potential for education to be a tool for liberation.
The College Board is adding a new ‘adversity score’ to the SAT to take students’ socioeconomic backgrounds into account. Will the move correct long-standing disparities in the college entrance exam?