Sure it will. Dumbing down the de facto "entrance exam" SATs didn't accomplish the desired social engineering.
And don't forget how "race norming" on exams works so well, too. /sarc
The SATs were intended to uncover talented students regardless of race and economics, and they do, but most of the talented people still have talented and successful parents. Bringing less talented kids in to compete with them just doesn’t work. We need an education system that has appropriate education for all our citizens. We need to invest in more vocational education and apprentice programs.