Bad news on trends for SAT result monitoring -- report in WASH. POST online (September 2015)

“SAT scores at lowest level in 10 years, fueling worries about high schools,” by Nick Anderson: “Scores on the SAT have sunk to the lowest level since the college admission test was overhauled in 2005…The average score for the Class of 2015 was 1490 out of a maximum 2400, the College Board reported Thursday. That was down 7 points from the previous class’s mark and was the lowest composite score of the past decade. There were declines of at least 2 points on all three sections of the test — critical reading, math and writing.” The scores, experts said, “reflect a troubling shortcoming of education-reform efforts. The test results show that gains in reading and math in elementary grades haven’t led to broad improvement in high schools.”
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