U of I won't release 'clout list' test scores

[June 11, 2009]  CHICAGO (AP) -- The University of Illinois says it won't release test scores and grade-point averages for applicants who appeared on a so-called clout list.

The Chicago Tribune says it will legally challenge the university's denial of the newspaper's Freedom of Information Act request for the documents.

The newspaper has reported that less-qualified students with political clout have sometimes been accepted at the school.

U of I President Joseph White says releasing the test scores would violate students' privacy, even though they wouldn't be identified.

Some state lawmakers have called on Gov. Pat Quinn to investigate, and he was scheduled to make an announcement regarding the school Wednesday.

[Associated Press]

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