Some Students in N.C. District Advised Not To Take the SAT

By Laura Miller

Guidance counselors in the Iredell-Statesville, N.C., schools have been told to discourage some students from taking the SAT, and students maintain it is not out of concern for them.

District officials said they decided to advise students not to take the Scholastic Assessment Test until they had completed Algebra 1 and geometry. "We're trying to make sure the students are better prepared before they take it," said Catharine Davidson, the spokeswoman for the 14,000-student district. "We've had a lot...