Steal This Test, Drug Detection, and the Man of Many Faces
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Now that the SAT, renovated to include an essay section, has become a moving target for test-prep companies, it’s no surprise that one outfit has been accused of asking SAT-takers to steal the test . A California federal court issued a restraining order against Harvard Advantage, which the College Board, the test’s owner, claims recently sent faxes to high school guidance counselors, asking them to tell kids that it would pay for their SAT booklets. Postings on college-application Web sites listed the going rate as $25, or $50 donated to a charity of one’s choice. But one of HA’s associates, Sergio Camacho, says he was simply requesting copies of old tests that students are allowed to purchase from the College Board. The 10-year test-prep tutor claims the SAT is unfair to minorities, and that he wants to research the various versions distributed across the country. But the College Board alleges that Camacho was willing to buy a recently pilfered test from one of its investigators, who was posing as a student. And one of Camacho’s online offers stated, “We need your actual test book; copies are not acceptable.” That was followed by, “Easy, huh? Yeah, we think so.” A hearing on the matter is scheduled...
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