I agree with @kmcmom13 that I’m not sure if there is much difference between the test scores. My son did not take any prep classes for the ACT or the PSAT/SAT and his scores were “dead-even” too. I wonder if that is more often true than not.
Anyway, I’m also surprised and feel like @momofthreeboys that College Board is buying their way in.
It concerns me (even though I’m OOS and my youngest is graduating high school this year), because the SAT is being re-written by David Coleman, the architect of the Common Core State Standards Initiative. In my opinion the ‘jury is still out’ on Common Core, so to speak. I’ve heard a lot of criticism by teachers in our area, but I confess I don’t know much about it. (Our district started implementing it in grades beneath my children.)
For those of you who are interested, here is a link to an article talking about David Coleman and his influence on what are kids are learning.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/30/david-coleman-common-core-sat_n_3818107.html