New Disability Policy Clouds SAT Picture

RALEIGH — The latest changes in test reporting from the College Board are gathering both approval and protest from education policy analysts and test takers. The College Board has decided to stop “flagging” the results of Scholastic Assessment Tests taken with special accommodations in their reports to colleges. Disability advocates generally applaud this move, but some say removing the asterisk from the scores that appear on transcripts compromises the ability of admissions officers to make informed decisions. In North Carolina, the state’s SAT Report 2003 makes no mention of the number or percentage of students taking an SAT test with accommodations.