Student backlash brews against untimed tests
August 18th, 2007The practice of giving students with learning disabilities more time to take their tests has become so common at top private schools in New York City and across the country that it carries nearly no stigma, the New York Sun reports.
Disability rights activists describe the trend as an important victory for students with difficulties such as dyslexia and attention deficit disorder, but a small number of students are waging a battle against the accommodations, a struggle that could intensify when the SAT season begins again this fall. Their target audience: college admissions officers, who they say risk being hoodwinked into admitting students with artificially impeccable transcripts.
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