In the avalanche of bad news about attacks on reason, science and education, one small item hit me in the gut. Julie Parks writes in Inside Higher Ed, “Earlier this month, the College Board announced its decision to kill Landscape, a race-neutral tool that allowed admissions readers to better understand a student’s context for opportunity.”

The College Board is a nonprofit membership organization founded 120 years ago to facilitate admissions at colleges and universities. The board oversees SAT and AP (Advanced Placement) testing, as well as other standardized exams, and, over the years, has grown in power and influence. The College Board used to be proud of Landscape. On September 2, they issued the following statement: “Since 2016, Landscape has provided consistent information about

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