College Board Attacks ACT's Live Teaching Prep Service

"The College Board has lashed out at its rival, ACT Inc., saying its plan to add live teaching to its online test-prep service is more about money than public service, and accusing ACT of trying to ‘replace’ classroom teachers with long-distance instruction.

The accusations were sparked by ACT’s announcement Monday that it had teamed up with Kaplan Test Prep to add a live-instruction element to its existing lineup of test-prep services." …

Pot, meet kettle.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/high_school_and_beyond/2016/04/college_board_attacks_acts_live_teaching_prep_service.html

I am shocked - shocked! - to find out that there is shameless profiteering test prep going on in this establishment!

My first thought is that there is absolutely no reason to pay for live instruction through ACT when Youtube already provides it for free.

But then again, I don’t understand paying for any sort of test prep when the internet is available.