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Leadership & Policy

Higher Education Commission

The federal government should increase need-based financial aid for postsecondary education, but reject controversial ideas to introduce standardized testing into colleges and universities…

April 19, 2006

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GED Passers Test While Knowledge is Still Fresh

In response to concerns that students who passed the GED still lacked basic skills…

April 19, 2006

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No Child-Loophole: Nearly Two Million Scores Uncounted

Laquanya Agnew and Victoria Duncan share a desk, a love of reading and a passion for learning. But because of a loophole in the No Child Left Behind Act…

April 18, 2006

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Defense Attorneys: DNA Testing Finds No Match in Duke Lacrosse Case

In the latest twist to the rape allegation that has rocked Duke University…

April 10, 2006

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ACE Report Details Characteristics and Performance of GED Test-Takers

In response to concerns that GED passers still lacked basic skills, the American Council on Education in 2002 issued a new General Educational Equivalent test series designed…

March 26, 2006

Students

Duke University Toughens its Drug Testing

Duke University has strengthened its policy for student-athletes who test positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, school officials announced recently…

March 8, 2006

Students

The Struggles and Successes of Graduate Students Chronicled in New Book

Two prominent ETS officials have released a new book exploring graduate students’ struggles with mentoring, research productivity and funding…

February 19, 2006

Sports

Duke University Toughens its Drug Testing Policy for Student-Athletes

Duke University has strengthened its policy for student-athletes who test positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, school officials announced recently…

February 12, 2006

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Strong Turnout at Historically Black High School for AIDS Testing

Organizers of the state’s first school screening for AIDS and HIV were impressed by the number of students…

December 5, 2005

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GED Testing Service Moves to Assist Katrina Evacuees, Restore Services

The American Council on Education’s General Educational Development (GED) Testing Service announced

September 15, 2005

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Medical School Admissions Exam Converting to Computer-Based Format

Thomson Prometric, the technology-enabled testing and assessment services division of the Thomson Corp. Story:

August 24, 2005

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Reauthorization: Substance or Smokescreen?

This summer, the national press corps has been focused on the Supreme Court nomination of John Roberts, Karl Rove’s role in the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame and Story:

August 24, 2005