College Board Chooses Pearson to Grade SAT Writing Test

Educational Testing Service will continue to handle other portions of the exam

The College Board has announced that Pearson NCS, a for-profit education company, will grade the new essay portion of the SAT. The decision marks the first time in more than 50 years that a company other than the Educational Testing Service will grade any portion of the test.

The testing service will continue to tabulate the scores for the rest of the revised SAT, which will be introduced next

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