The budget stalemate in Springfield is wreaking havoc on school districts' students who will take college entrance exams.

Because there is no budget in place, the ACTs and now the SATs are not being funded by Illinois, as they have in years past. Mike Williams is the Superintendent of Maroa-Forsyth Schools and explains the state recently switched from the ACT tests to the SATs.

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Williams calls the switch "mind boggling" because he feels there is nothing to compare how students score on the SATs to and because students now are preparing for the ACT and it has been the test for years.

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For Williams and his administrators at the high school, they are considering a variety of options to still be able to provide the ACTs to them. He says a few involve simply passing the cost on to the parents of their students, which Williams says he's not fond of.

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The final two options would take the cost for the tests and put it on the school district. Williams notes, those two options come with their own challenges, beyond just the obvious financial issues.

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Williams says the decision by the state has left not only himself, but those across the education field in Illinois scratching their heads.

He believes the decision was based on money but feels throwing away years and years of data comes with its own value.