CA Minorities surge in SAT tests Minorities get better SAT scores

More African American, American Indian, Mexican American and other Latino students in California are taking the SAT I college admissions exam and are improving their scores, even though they still lag far behind white and Asian American students, according to data released Tuesday. The increasing participation rates and rising scores follow a nationwide trend for the SAT I and are important because the exam is a major factor in admissions at many colleges and universities. The higher scores are especially heartening because average scores usually go down as more students take the test, said Gaston Caperton, president of the College Board, which owns the SAT. [more ]