College Entrance Exam Security Tightened in Wake of Scandal

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Security at U.S. college entrance examinations will be tightened this fall after widespread cheating was disclosed last year, testing officials and the Nassau County, New York, district attorney’s office said.

Procedures to prevent students from hiring stand-in test-takers were announced today in the Long Island county, where students were charged last fall with hiring someone to take the SAT and ACT standard entrance tests for them.