From the NEW YORK TIMES:
Stung by a cheating scandal involving dozens of Long Island high school students, the SAT and ACT college entrance exams will now require students to provide a photograph when they sign up for the exams, and officials will check those images against the identification the students present when they take the test.
The new [nationwide] rules were part of a broad set of changes announced on Tuesday in the aftermath of the cheating cases, in which high-scoring students used fake IDs to take the SAT or ACT for other students. The revelations had proved embarrassing for the testing services, on which virtually every American college relies in making admissions decisions…
Ms. Rice, who worked on the new measures with security consultants for the testing companies, also said colleges would receive students’ photos when they got their scores. But after questions were raised on Tuesday about whether the photos could unduly sway the admissions process, her office said it would reconsider the requirement…
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EDITOR: And there lies the problem. But: “Now, the [high] schools will receive a photo of the student who took the test — and the score.”
