Illinois college counselors: Call off SAT grad requirement

Chalkbeat: Illinois college counselors are calling on the state to immediately suspend a requirement that high school seniors take the SAT to graduate this year.

Seniors need to take the exam in-person at school either this fall or in the spring — even if they have previously taken it elsewhere. Some parents and others told Chalkbeat last week that they believe the mandate exposes students to unnecessary risk, especially at a time when most colleges and universities have at least temporarily stopped requiring standardized test scores for admission.

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