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Linda McMahon: “Admissions are based on merit and not based on race.”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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Secretary of Education: Linda McMahon | Sage Steele Show | EP 75

Published | Video Starts at 35:53

… to make sure that the data that is being collected, that shows race and shows now also what SAT and ACT scores are, so that you're looking at making sure Admissions are based on merit and not based on race. which is, you know, incredibly important because that's where universities should operate. And so we were seeing hiring practices based on race, promotions based on race, students admissions based on race. (35:53–35:58)

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Asserts that university admissions should be merit-based rather than race-based.

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