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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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(Newser) - Minority participation in the SAT is up to 40% in 2009, the highest level ever, the Washington Post reports. That's up 2 points since last year and a whopping 10 points since 1999. “More than ever, the SAT reflects the diversity of students in our nation's classrooms,"... More »

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SAT • college admissions • minority • test score • minorities • racial equality • economic disparity • College Board

 Test-Prep Giant 
 Stanley Kaplan 
 Dead at 90 


Founder of test-prep firm challenged thinking about SAT

Aug 25, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stanley Kaplan, founder of the test-prep behemoth that bears his name, died this weekend of heart failure at age 90, the Washington Post reports. Kaplan’s company not only helped millions of students level the playing field in what he described as a “poor man’s private school” but... More »

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SAT • Washington Post • obituary • standardized testing • College Board • SAT prep • Kaplan

SAT Prep Classes Exaggerate Improvement, Study Finds

Use of own diagnostic tests clouds real results

May 20, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Many test-prep companies make impressive-sounding guarantees about students’ SAT performance, but an independent study finds that the courses offer little real improvement. Part of the problem may be tutors’ use of too-hard mock tests to judge students’ baseline performance, producing a false inflation that’s used to justify thousands of... More »

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SAT • Princeton Review • college applications • ACT exam • College Board • SAT prep • Kaplan

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