Some California lawmakers are proposing several new laws in the wake of the college admissions scandal.
The proposals unveiled Thursday by a group of Democratic lawmakers include banning preferential admissions for donors and alumni, evaluating the phase out of the SAT and ACT exams, and regulating private admissions consultants.The six proposals are intended to reform and curtail abuse in the college admissions process, the lawmakers said at a press conference.
Here's what universities are saying about the alleged college admissions cheating scandal"We've all watched in complete disgust by the outright fraud committed in the recent college admissions scandal across the country and in California," said Assemblymember Kevin McCarty. "Further, it stings even more because so much of this was based in California.
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