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SAT drops plans for home exam amid internet access concerns

from The Associated Press

SAT drops plans for home exam amid internet access concerns The Associated Press The company that administers the SAT college entrance exam is scrapping plans to provide a home version of the test this year, saying it can't guarantee all students would have access to the needed technology. The College Board announced that it's pausing plans for the remote exam but still hopes to make it possible in the future. Offering the test at home would have required three hours of uninterrupted internet access, the company said. Officials in April said they were creating a home exam in case schools remained closed into the fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of offering the test on paper under a proctor's supervision, the company said it would rely on "remote proctoring" using the computer's camera and microphone. READ MORE

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