College Tests Called Unfair to Homebound, Tech-Poor Students (1)

May 20, 2020, 5:54 PM UTC

A group of high school students sued the College Entrance Examination Board claiming its advanced placement tests are unfair to teens trapped at home by the coronavirus pandemic without adequate computers or internet connections.

The board, which offers college-level curriculum for courses and exams to high school students, and Educational Testing Services, which administers the advanced placement exams, discriminated against students without sufficient resources, those in remote locations and the disabled, according to a proposed class-action complaint filed Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court.

“It is unrealistic to think that all students have quiet, private spaces at home in which ...

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