Cost saving driven - Universities are not set up for the change:
"The announcement was made by both the MDE and the Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB). They said the SAT had won a three-year competitively bid contract, at a cost of $17.1 million.
The release noted that the bid from the SAT was $15.4 million less than the next bidder, the ACT.
Reaction to the news was swift and often negative.
“They just pulled the rug out from under us, with absolutely no warning,” said Michael Boulus, executive director of the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan. “It’s very clear from the news release that this was done purely out of cost savings, with little concern for the students and the admissions process we’ve been using for years. You just don’t reverse that.”