September 8, 2006

SAT Scores See Largest Dip in 31 Years

By ERIC HOOVER

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In a year when confidence in the SAT sank among some college officials, scores on the college-entrance exam fell, too.

Last week the College Board, the nonprofit group that owns the SAT, announced that the average combined scores on the mathematics and critical-reading sections for the high-school graduating class of 2006 declined by seven points from the previous year — the biggest one-year drop since 1975.

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