Comments on: Weekend Question 3: Why Isn’t There More Outrage About the SAT Snafu? http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/19/weekend-question-3-why-isnt-there-more-outrage-about-this/ The Business End of the Blogosphere Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:35:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/19/weekend-question-3-why-isnt-there-more-outrage-about-this/#comment-5738 TBlumer Sun, 19 Mar 2006 20:54:02 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1655#comment-5738 #1, I thought about that after I went away for an hour or so. Some of those who should have had their scores lowered would have sued. So to avoid that, and as long as the names of those who got the false boost are never released (my guess is that they are not subject to FOIA), the victims will never know they've been victimized (in the sense that many won't get into the #1 school of their choice, admittedly not a life-ending event -- but, another chink in meritocracy). Something tells this isn't how The College Board of the 1950s would have handled it. #1, I thought about that after I went away for an hour or so.

Some of those who should have had their scores lowered would have sued. So to avoid that, and as long as the names of those who got the false boost are never released (my guess is that they are not subject to FOIA), the victims will never know they’ve been victimized (in the sense that many won’t get into the #1 school of their choice, admittedly not a life-ending event — but, another chink in meritocracy).

Something tells this isn’t how The College Board of the 1950s would have handled it.

]]> By: Charlie (Colorado) http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/19/weekend-question-3-why-isnt-there-more-outrage-about-this/#comment-5737 Charlie (Colorado) Sun, 19 Mar 2006 20:27:29 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1655#comment-5737 Yup. Should it bother anyone? perhaps, although honestly it's probably a small effect, all happening at the margin. Consider, however, what the College Board did: in both cases, they took the step that wouldn't result in a legally actionable tort. Yup. Should it bother anyone? perhaps, although honestly it’s probably a small effect, all happening at the margin.

Consider, however, what the College Board did: in both cases, they took the step that wouldn’t result in a legally actionable tort.

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