College Board Ventures Into Middle School Territory

With its role in a new math program for middle schools, the College Board is extending its reach below the high school level for the first time.

The move is intended to be only the first step in the New York City-based group's foray outside its longtime mission of sponsoring testing programs for college admissions and placement.

"We recognize that in order to be able to inspire and connect young people to college, ... we can't do that if they don't come from middle school prepared for high school," said Peter Negroni, the vice president of teaching and learning...

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