College Board Takes Heat for Debacle in SAT Scoring

Discovery of more errors in marking tests shakes confidence in the system

The miscalculation of some 4,000 SAT scores affected only a small portion of the 500,000 students who took the test in October, but the impact of the gaffe for both the College Board and its contractor, Pearson Educational Measurement, continued to grow late last week.

Lawyers began seeking out affected students as potential litigants, and admissions officials became more skeptical about the College

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