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State launches online high school

LONDONDERRY N.H. Starting in January, New Hampshire will have an online charter school for high school students.

September 18, 2007

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Racial division still among struggles in Little Rock school district

LITTLE ROCK Much like 1957, 2007 has proven to be a highly divisive year for the Little Rock School District but the developments this year pitted a black-majority school board against the district’s black superintendent, rather than a battle over integration.

September 17, 2007

Community Colleges

College Prep For Tykes

When longtime educator David Silver began making plans for an elementary school, he asked parents in the Oakland, Calif., neighborhood what mattered most to them.

August 22, 2007

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Black History AP Course Faces Obstacles by College Board

Some K-12 school district officials have proposed a remedy to the lack of Black student enrollment in Advanced Placement classes: an AP course in African-American History.

August 12, 2007

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Officials concerned by lack of reading improvement, persisting gap between whites and minorities on CMT

HARTFORD Conn. Students continued to fare poorly in reading on the 2007 Connecticut Mastery Test, though they improved in math and writing, according to results released Friday.

July 27, 2007

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Univ. of Mississippi to Open Japanese Saturday School

OXFORD Miss. The University of Mississippi plans to open a Japanese Saturday school for children whose families are moving from Japan to work at a Toyota plant that is being built in Blue Springs.

July 15, 2007

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In Turkey, Complaining About High School Exams Can Land You In Court

ISTANBUL Turkey As punk rock goes, a song bemoaning a high school exam hardly sounds like the stuff of anarchy. But in Turkey it can land you in court, as an Istanbul rock band has discovered.

July 15, 2007

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The College Board decries preparation gap

Washington The College Board released the profile of the 1998 college freshmen who took SAT and AP (Advanced Placement) exams, saying that the number of well-prepared students of all ethnicities is increasing — as well as the number of poorly prepared students.

July 14, 2007

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A measurement of what?; although “reliably constant,” experts say standardized test scores are often misunderstood and misused – related articles on college tests – Cover Story

Earlier this year at a gathering with members of the press, the presidents of a handful of top research universities were discussing their commitment to diversity. As if with one voice they said standardized test scores play only a small part in their admissions process. Their institutions, they pronounced, are virtually disinterested in SAT and ACT scores.

July 11, 2007

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High School Accidentally Recycles AP Exams

SALISBURY Md. All students who took Advanced Placement exams this year at Wicomico High School may have to retake them after the school accidentally recycled every single one.

July 8, 2007

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Curriculum changes could cut students’ time with Ark. history

LITTLE ROCK A newly revised social studies curriculum for Arkansas’ school children will cut the amount of time devoted to state history for elementary and high school students, historians warned.

July 4, 2007

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SAT, ACT scores increase: higher scores attributed to more rigorous coursework

Students who take more academic courses do significantly better on the SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement tests.

June 22, 2007