<p>Washington DC, this year, is going to pay the cost of the SAT test for all high school juniors and seniors in the city. A cost of about a quarter of a million dollars.</p>
<p>Also, the students dont have to take the test during normal Saturday scheduled exam dates. They will take the test while in class on regular (Tuesday) school days.</p>
<p>[D.C</a>. students will be able to take SAT for free this year - The Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-high-school-students-to-take-sat-exams-for-free/2013/08/20/47be6406-09ba-11e3-8974-f97ab3b3c677_story.html]D.C”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-high-school-students-to-take-sat-exams-for-free/2013/08/20/47be6406-09ba-11e3-8974-f97ab3b3c677_story.html)</p>
<p>(Side note: for those not aware, it might be of interest to research what happened previously when DC students took other standardized tests administered by the schools and classroom teachers.)</p>