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District 1 Commissioner Freddie Ashmon Jr. feels high school students need all the help they can get in the competitive college admissions market, so hea s organized a free SAT practice workshop for county students.

There are some people who would spend no money on public education if they could.

Gov. Sonny Perdue is calling the response from the Atlanta Public Schools district to an audit alleging cheating on state standardized tests ``outrageous.'' Thursday, July 9, 2009 Atlanta schools Superintendent Beverly Hall sent a letter to the state this week saying the district ``strongly disagrees'' with the audit's findings that someone changed ...

STAR testing, also known as Standardized Testing and Reporting, is a public school requirement.

Georgia could become the latest state to punish schools caught cheating on standardized tests, becoming another example of what some observers call an alarming trend of educators caving under the pressure to meet federal achievement standards.

As a freshman at Ohio State University , and the only black student on his floor, Sam Boakye was determined to get good grades - in part to make sure his white roommate had no basis for negative racial views.

The state Board of Education is expected to vote on whether to toss out standardized tests that were altered last summer after students submitted them.

A Fargo South High School senior this coming fall achieved a perfect score of 36 on the ACT college entrance exam.

Bruce Fleming, a tenured professor of English at the Naval Academy, is accusing his school of "dumbing down the Naval Academy" and "dumbing down the officer corps" through the use of an admissions policy that favors minority candidates.

SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW BUDKE SAYS HE WAS STUNNED WHEN HE LEARNED THE RESULTS.

The "Personal Potential Index" is intended to complement GRE scores and letters of recommendation, and higher education officials expect it could become a common part of the graduate school admissions process.

What I had for breakfast: Belief = Blame Category: Education Posted on: July 4, 2009 6:57 AM, by Greg Laden They don't exactly equal each other.

A reader writes: "I graduated from college a few years ago with an undergraduate degree in economics.

Colorado education officials have agreed to audit a Pueblo-based network of charter schools amid allegations of cheating on standardized tests and questions about salaries paid to top administrators.

Chicago's public schools have made little progress in raising student achievement during the last several years, according to a new nonprofit report.

New Jersey education officials say more school districts are meeting requirements under federal school laws.

Columbia, MO - infoZine - When students are underachieving, school policymakers often examine class size, curriculum and funding, but University of Missouri researchers suggest establishing relationships may be a powerful and less expensive way to improve students' success.

Arizona's growing deficit will have an impact on education, but compared with other state services, education fares well, Tom Horne, Arizona school superintendent, assured a Yuma audience Thursday.

June 29 -- Juniors at Mobile County high schools will not get to take the ACT for free.

June 29, 8:05 AM Comment RSS Usually I write about stuff that's happening to me in France or that I observe over here that I think might interest people.