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Friday, August 31, 2007
What’s up with SAT scores? Not much
The most recent scores just released on the nationally administered Scholastic Aptitute Tests, or SAT, are disappointing to say the least. Student scores fell across the board locally, statewide and nationally. It was the second consecutive year scores have fallen. This test is used across the country to measure of how well students have learned and how successful they will be in college. But with scores falling, one must wonder if the latest results indicate a demise in our education system, or, is it just a temporary downturn, or maybe it’s that more students are taking the test? What’s your opinion?
