The US is the only country in the world where standardized testing improves the performance of low-income students. In most parts of the world standardized test

The US is the only country in the world where standardized testing improves the performance of low-income students. In most parts of the world standardized testing is unfair to the poor. But in the US the rest of the system is so unfair to the poor that standardized testing helps rather than hurts. It’s basically a consequence of funding schools by property tax and having GPA requirements above the maximum possible at certain schools because the bonus points courses aren’t offered everywhere.