It seems SAT scores for the high school class of 2007 are the lowest in 8 years and the College Board says its cuz “a more diverse pool of students is taking the exam.” Hmmmm, what could that mean?

The overall number taking the SAT rose only slightly from last year, to about 1.5 million. But the College Board was eager to emphasize the exam’s growth beyond its traditional base of students who have been groomed their whole lives to prepare for college. Twenty-four percent of test-takers had a first language other than English, up from 17 percent a decade ago. Thirty-five percent of this year’s SAT-takers would be the first in their families to attend college. Some cities such as Pittsburgh are encouraging more students who aren’t on the traditional college ladder to take the exam.

Well, let’s just pry their little brown fingers from those rungs cuz they are slowing us down! Besides, who will clean the ladder when the rest of us are done sleeping our way up it?

Report: Average SAT scores dip again [Associated Press via Yahoo! News]