A major standardized test maker has agreed to pay up and alter its practices to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally disclosing information about students’ disabilities.
ACT, Inc. agreed this month to settle a 2018 suit brought by students who claimed that information about their disabilities was included on score reports sent to colleges and that the information was also sold to various entities that do recruitment and marketing as part of the college admissions process.
Under the settlement, which has received preliminary approval from a judge, “ACT has agreed not to resume certain practices related to the collection and use of disability information and the process for enrolling in the Educational Opportunity Service that were the basis of this action,” according to a joint statement released by the parties involved in the litigation...
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