St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) A senior at Parkway Central High School earned a perfect score on the SAT college entrance exam. Sharanya Kumar achieved the highest possible score of 2,400. This a score typically accomplished by about 0.02 percent of those who take it. Kumar is applying to universities as an “undecided engineering” major. She…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A new college entrance exam is coming to Illinois. The test known as the SAT is replacing the ACT. The Illinois State Board of Education announced Thursday it will begin negotiating a contract with the College Board, which administers the SAT. The announcement comes after a protest filed by ACT was…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois will stop giving the ACT college entrance exam and instead start giving high school juniors the rival SAT. The Chicago Tribune reports the company that offers the ACT has filed a protest with the state seeking to cancel Illinois’ contract with the College Board, which offers the SAT. State records show…