Amid Criticism, College Board Considers Revamping SAT
Leaders of the College Board are considering making changes to the sat, a potential restructuring prompted in part by high-profile criticisms of the test from the president of the University of California system and other college officials around the country who make up its membership.
No specifics about revisions to the college-entrance exam taken by some 1.2 million college-bound seniors last year will be decided until the trustees of the College Board meet in June. But the trustees have already asked the staff of the New York City-based organization for recommendations on revising the test.
According to Gaston Caperton, the president of the College Board, which sponsors the SAT, the changes would be a significant retooling of the three- hour...
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