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22 hrs ago | Lost in the Ozone

My Opposition to Kindergarten - Second Grade 2 Standardized Testing...

Lost in the Ozone... Thursday, November 19, 2009 My Opposition to Kindergarten - Second Grade 2 Standardized Testing by NYC Department of Education My comments to the District 27 Community Education Council regarding - "My Opposition to Kindergarten - Second Grade 2 Standardized Testing by NYC Department of Education " got picked up by The ...

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Related Topix: Education

Thu Nov 19, 2009

WFMJ-TV Youngstown

Ursuline student gets perfect score on ACT test

A local high school student became one of only handful of students in the country to earn a perfect score on his ACT test.

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Related Topix: Education

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Marion County Record

Most county schools meet or exceed state ACT averages

The five school districts in Marion County released their average ACT scores for the class of 2009.

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Related Topix: Education, Education Etc., Kansas

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Instapundit.com

Good News for My Line of Work: Record Numbers Take Lsat. a oeThe...

GOOD NEWS FOR MY LINE OF WORK: Record Numbers Take LSAT. "The numbers are out, and they are huge.

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Related Topix: Education

Buzzle.com

TOEFL and IELTS Online Training - International Standardized Testing

Online training can now be done for the IELTS and TOEFL test with online training companies who can help you with all parts of the test especially the speaking parts.

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Related Topix: Education

Mon Nov 16, 2009

KOB-TV

Michelle Obama talk tests, mentoring in Denver

DENVER - First lady Michelle Obama doesn't put much stock in standardized tests.

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Related Topix: Michelle Obama, Education, Princeton University

The Mankato Free Press

Gustavus ranked on Kiplinger list

Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter has been ranked among the top 50 "best values" in higher education by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.

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Related Topix: Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota, Carleton College, Saint Olaf College, Education, Mankato, MN

The Spectator

Honors program offers great opportunity

Dr. Rhonda Matthews, the director of Edinboro University's Robert C, Weber Honors Program, said the "best-suited student [for the program] doesn't even know" that the honors program is right for them.

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Related Topix: Edinboro, PA, Education

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Augusta Chronicle Online

Test-tampering cases routine for Georgia panel

News that educators at four schools were accused of tampering with standardized tests made headlines across the state, but the board that licenses teachers gets about a dozen complaints of test irregularities every month.

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Related Topix: Education, Glynn County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Dekalb County, GA

Sat Nov 14, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Preps: Free SAT/ACT software

An SAT/ACT Prep program, which pays for the software for high school students to prepare for the SAT/ACT tests, is available free for all Hawai'i high school students through a program sponsored by major-league baseball star Chipper Jones as well as other NFL stars and eKnowledge.

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Related Topix: Education, Education Etc., Honolulu Metro, Honolulu, HI

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Times

Schools grapple with subgroups and standardized testing

Topic: Standardized test scores of subgroups under No Child Left Behind legislation and how that impacts school districts.

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Related Topix: Education, Education Etc., Streator, IL, Ottawa, IL

NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA

Middle school greenhouse crops for sale

The Triton Middle School Green Thumb Nursery has just opened a new business, Organic Offerings, which employs mini garden stands at both the middle and high schools' offices.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Home Gardening, Home, Education Etc., Haverhill, MA, Education

Thu Nov 12, 2009

WHO-TV Des Moines

Doesn't Take An Einstein to Raise Kids

As a mother, I would do almost anything to give my children a leg up in life. This is true, I think, for most conscientious parents.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Education

Examiner.com

Inside Our Schools: Uses and Misuses of Standardized Tests

A recent reader queried me whether or not I thought there was a use for standardized tests.

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Related Topix: Education

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Holyoke Enterprise

ACT testing marks 50th anniversary this month

Saturday, Nov. 7 marked the 50th anniversary of the ACT college admission and placement exam.

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Related Topix: Education, Education Etc., Iowa City Metro, Iowa City, IA, Michigan State University

Dalton Daily Citizen

Friends and Neighbors: Meet Hannah Wildes

Can you imagine being taught how to read, write and do math at age 3 - by your 5-year-old brother? That may sound unusual and even amazing, but to Hannah Wildes, that was merely her starting point.

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Related Topix: Education, High School Basketball, Lanier County, GA, Georgia High School Basketball News, Chatsworth, GA, Murray County, GA

Burton Mail

How would we react to a terror attack?

'HOW would you respond to a terrorist bomb attack on a supermarket?' police have asked people at a counterextremism conference in Burton.

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Related Topix: Education

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Times Union

Advice for college: Wait

Parents of high school seniors across the country have hired me as an admissions consultant.

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Related Topix: Education, Reed College, Opinion

The State

State to seek funds for education reform

State Department of Education leaders said they will apply for a portion of $4 billion in federal stimulus money for school reform available to states, and they think they have a shot at getting it.

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Related Topix: Duncan, SC, Education Etc., Education, Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro, Charleston County, SC

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Augusta Chronicle

CLa. educators turn to trades to cut dropout rate

Beginning next year, a lot of Louisiana high school classrooms could look like Wes Sebren's: equipped with welding gear, safety goggles and circular saws.

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Related Topix: West Monroe, LA, Monroe, LA, Life, Woodworking, Hobbies, Education Etc., Family, Kids, Education

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