SAT vs. ACT test wars: First August exam has students scrambling

08/25/2017
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By Scott Eidler (Newsday) Five years ago, the number of seniors taking the ACT nationally surpassed those taking the SAT. In the Class of 2016, 2.1 million seniors sat for the ACT and 1.6 million took the SAT. Over the past decade in New York, where the SAT has reigned supreme for years, the popularity […]

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Have SAT Accommodations Gone Too Far?

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By Miriam Kurtzig Freedman (Edweek). You may have missed a change in the testing world that’s now “old” news: More students with disabilities who have individualized education programs, or IEPs, can take the SAT with what are called—often erroneously—”accommodations,” with few questions asked. Under a new process, the College Board, which is the official SAT […]

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