SAT News Archive
SAT Prep Sites Get Mixed Grades
"Consumer Reports WebWatch, a reporting service from the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports that investigates the credibility of online services, has reviewed 10 web sites that purport to help students prepare for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), a key qualifier for admission to top colleges. The group's evaluation suggests that a free site's services are as effective as others costing upwards of $400--and testers also found the offerings of many major brands marred by grammatical errors, technical glitches, and aggressive advertising tactics."
News of the Weird: Ivy League Grad Gets Lowest SAT Score
May 10, 2007
"At the age of 33, Colin P. Fahey decided to throw away his dignity, mock his Ivy League education, disgrace his Master's degree, and prove that in just over three hours he could answer every question on the SAT incorrectly!"
" ... FRONTLINE's "Secrets of the SAT" examines the national obsession over the SAT and the controversy over its fairness, reliability and impact on racial diversity on campus. This report draws on the work of Nicholas Lemann and his five-year study of the SAT--The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocacy. Lemann discusses the origins of the SAT, the idea of an American meritocracy (an idea that goes back to correspondance between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams), and how the SAT today has become a ticket into America's ruling class..."
Girls' Gains Have Not Cost Boys, Report Says
May 20, 2008
"The American Association of University Women, whose 1992 report on how girls are shortchanged in the classroom caused a national debate over gender equity, has turned its attention to debunking the idea of a boys crisis. ... the largest disparities in educational achievement are not between boys and girls, but between those of different races, ethnicities and income levels."
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