Parents across the country are voicing their concerns and frustration over this weekend's canceled ACT tests. Some are also worried that it's giving privileged students an undue advantage.
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Ellen Willson Hoover drove her high school daughter nearly two hours across state lines this weekend so that she could take the ACT college admissions test. The family lives in North Carolina, but the only testing center with an available spot was in South Carolina. So the pair packed the family car, made the road trip and even spent the night in a hotel so her daughter would be well rested on test day.
How this college is working to bring students back to campus 02:47Camille Brinson, a 16-year-old rising senior in Tennessee, is desperately trying to retake the ACT test to increase her chances of getting into her dream school."To go to my dream school, I just need to do a little better on my ACT and I feel confident I could do that now, but the only grade I've sent them so far is rather lousy and not a great example of my ability," she told CNN.
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