Class of 2007 Gets Lowest SAT Scores Since 1999

The class of 2007 averaged the lowest math and reading SAT scores since 1999, the College Board reported Tuesday. Last spring's high school seniors scored on average 502, out of a possible 800 points, on the critical reading section of the country's most popular college entrance exam, down from 503 for the class of 2006. Math scores fell three points from 518 to 515.The College Board, which owns the exam, insisted the new exam wasn't harder and attributed last year's drop to fewer students taking it a second time. Read more at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070828/ap_on_re_us/sat_scores_2;_ylt=Ajhk9Tgm5mIcM_iCC5udxhc0Bk4B