Thursday, July 09, 2009

Colleges won't accept some kids' ACT tests: Those who used Spanish-language DVD are affected

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
Some Spanish-speaking kids and other immigrants enjoyed new versions of state achievement tests this year, including a DVD video version of the ACT college-admission test, officials revealed Wednesday.

The problem for kids is that colleges will not accept the ACT scores of juniors who, for the first time this spring, got to listen to the ACT math and science questions in Spanish while reading them on a computer screen in English
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Great moments in education.