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The SAT Mess That's Not Going Away

Inside Higher Ed: The SAT periodically faces controversies, such as when the mathematics test given in June was widely seen as easier than normal and -- courtesy of the curve -- resulted in many students being shocked by low scores. Outrage spread on social media, but after a week or so, many move on. But this year, another controversy has emerged before people have stopped complaining about the last one.

There are signs that the latest SAT controversy may not pass easily. The August SAT was based on an SAT given in Asia in October. The use of "recycled questions" became known to the public almost as soon as the administration of the August SAT was over -- as reports spread that some students from Asia had taken the test in the United States and may well have had an advantage. The College Board responded, as it usually does to such reports, by saying that it had good security measures in place and would block scores of any who had access to the questions in advance.

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