Reuters – Irene Jay Liu
“Test preparation companies see a golden opportunity to expand in Asia, after a series of cheating scandals on the U.S. college entrance exam SAT pushed more students in the region to take its lesser-known rival, the ACT. Last month, SAT scores were withheld for thousands of students across Asia who took the SAT in January, the fourth consecutive exam in as many months to see widespread delays because of alleged cheating. “Students are aware of the cheating scandals and nervous that their scores will be cancelled after spending so many hours preparing for the examination,” said Edward Dunnigan, director of the SAT and ACT programmes at New Pathway Education, which has centres in China and New York.”(more)