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Growing Criticism Over SAT Scoring Error

By Dan Bobkoff

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CAMBRIDGE, MA – There's growing concern among critics of standardized testing about the integrity of SAT college entrance exam scores. Last week, The College Board revealed that it initially understated how many students were affected by scoring errors on its October 2005 SAT exam. The testing agency now says 4,411 students received incorrectly low scores. All this comes at the critical college admissions decision season.

WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff reports.