AETR: Revealing the standardized testing industry's unethical sales of test prep materials

This site describes the efforts of American students and other test-takers to encourage major educational testing companies to act with greater integrity and fairness. Most of these companies are considered non-profit organizations and have been granted special tax-exempt status by the IRS. They can - and should - be held to a higher standard of corporate responsibility. Founded on principles of corporate ethics and responsibility, AETR is dedicated to making sure every American test-taker is treated fairly by their testing company. Lend your support by taking a few seconds to sign our online petition.

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Selling Test Prep Materials

Who wouldn't want to study for a test with questions from the real thing, provided by the company that created it? That's what the Big 3 say, and they are all taking inappropriate advantage of their natural edge in test preparation materials. (College Board even sells theirs under the tagline, "Practice with official SAT test prep questions.") Unfortunately, it is patently unfair for test-takers because only those wealthy enough to pay for these score-boosting supplements can get them. Shouldn't testing companies (especially non-profit ones) be morally and legally obligated to treat all test-takers equally?

It is unethical, and possibly illegal, for a testing company to sell test prep materials because it hands an advantage to wealthier test-takers. Selling study aids tips the balance in favor of individuals that have the disposable income to buy these materials. Why don't the Big 3 non-profit testing companies hold themselves a higher standard of ethical conduct and leave test preparation to the private sector?

ETS (See the official "ETS Store")
	Product	Cost
	The Praxis Series Official Guide	$21.95
	The Official Guide to the New TOEFL	$17.50 (sale)
	The AmEnglish¨ Suite of English-Language Learning Products	$54.95 (each)
	Practicing to take the GRE General Test	$21.00

ACT Inc (See the "ACT Test Prep webpage")
	Product	Cost
	ACT Online Prep	$19.95
	The Real ACT Prep Guide	$25.00

College Board (See the official "SAT Preparation Center")
	Product	Cost
	The Official SAT Online Course	$69.95
	The Official SAT Study Guide	$19.95
	The Official SAT Question of the Day 2010 Calendar	$19.95

And more...

Visit our pages for each of the Big 3 to learn more about how they are acting unethically:

• ETS

• ACT Inc

• College Board