The College Board decided not to implement a new score that would provide context on students’ backgrounds following negative feedback. The Environmental Context Dashboard, commonly known as the adversity score, was announced by the College Board in May as a way to provide context on students’ socioeconomic backgrounds to supplement SAT scores. Read more...

Photo: The College Board announced in May that it would implement the Environmental Context Dashboard, commonly known as the adversity score, to provide context on students’ socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the organization announced August 27 it will no longer implement the adversity score and instead roll out a new tool called Landscape. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)