ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida's popular Bright Futures Scholarship program could be behind a controversial decision that has left the state as the only one in the country insisting students sit for ACT or SAT tests during the pandemic in order to apply for admission to public universities.
Ally Schneider, a member of the board that oversees Florida's 12 public universities, said Board of Governors staff have told her the state is reluctant to waive SAT/ACT requirement this year because students who want to qualify for the scholarships must still submit scores.
"It's so tied up in the fabric of Florida higher education that people are hesitant to not require test scores for admission when it's required for Bright Futures," said Schneider, also the student government president at the University of North Florida who stressed she wasn't speaking on behalf of other members of the board.
