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Testing for Cohesion, Not Competition

Testing for Cohesion, Not CompetitionLet us change roles for a moment, and see if the College Board can solve a few questions: What do high incomes and the SAT I produce?  a) SAT preparation centers b) tutors c) scoring differentials due to financial capabilities  d) all of the above  Considering the past record of the […]

August 14, 2002

Disabilties

SAT, ACT to Stop Flagging Disabled Students’ Test Scores

SAT, ACT to Stop Flagging Disabled Students’ Test ScoresNEW YORKSAT and ACT officials announced last month that they will no longer mark the scores of disabled students who are given extra time to take the college entrance exams.The New York-based College Board was the first to make the announcement saying it would end the practice […]

August 14, 2002

Students

Changes to SAT I Sparks Disparity Debate

Changes to SAT I Sparks Disparity DebateFirst revision in eight years reintroduces the question of biasBy Gabrielle FinleyThe new changes to the SAT I test may create an even larger disparity in test scores among minority and majority students, says an advocacy organization for fair testing.However, Gaston Caperton, president of the College Board, which administers […]

July 17, 2002

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All About Access

All About AccessDespite the fact that most students and teachers are at least a month away from returning to the classroom, the last few weeks have been active ones in terms of education policy.Noteworthy, of course, was the Supreme Court’s approval, in a 5-4 decision, of the use of tax dollars for school vouchers, and […]

July 17, 2002

Leadership & Policy

College Board Proposes SAT Overhaul

College Board Proposes SAT OverhaulBERKELEY, Calif.In a bid to avoid losing the University of California as a customer, the head of the College Board has proposed overhauling the SAT I test after university officials criticized the exam and announced they were considering dropping it as an admissions standard. Gaston Caperton, president of the New York-based […]

April 10, 2002

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SAT Scores Come Early for Those Willing to Pay Fee

SAT Scores Come Early for Those Willing to Pay FeePRINCETON, N.J.High school students can end the nerve-racking wait for SAT scores a week early, but it will cost them. Students who used the Internet to register for the college-entrance exam received an e-mail two weeks after the test telling them scores were available online immediately […]

March 27, 2002

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A Calculating Program

A Calculating ProgramHampton University professor’s grade calculator keeps students, faculty on top of academic performance.      Quo Vadis. The phrase literally means “where are you going?” It’s also the name of Hampton University professor Dr. George Burbanck’s innovative grade calculation program, which is saving academic careers at Hampton and winning converts at schools as far away […]

February 27, 2002

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UC Faculty Committee Proposes Dropping SAT I

UC Faculty Committee Proposes Dropping SAT IBERKELEY, Calif.The push is on to drop the SAT I as a University of California admissions requirement and a key faculty committee has proposed developing new entry exams tailored to state curriculum. The recommendation is tentative and it will be months before it could come up for a vote […]

February 27, 2002

Students

Florida Scholarship Program at Center Of Racial Bias Probe

Florida Scholarship Program at Center Of Racial Bias ProbeCAMBRIDGE, Mass.Civil rights and education advocacy groups from Florida and around the nation are calling on state leaders to address “racial bias” in the formula used to award Bright Futures scholarships.A letter delivered last month to top state officials charges that “rigid test score cut-offs” on the […]

January 16, 2002

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Fulfilling Their Potential

Fulfilling Their PotentialFaced with demanding coursework and a competitive campus climate, wise students see need to utilize academic support services.By Pamela BurdmanBERKELEY, Calif.Most of them came here as “A” students, earning grade-point averages of 4.0 or above and high SAT scores. They are the finest of the state’s high school graduates: Only those who finish […]

December 5, 2001

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SAT Minority Achievement Gap Persists

SAT Minority Achievement Gap PersistsMore minorities than ever take standardized testBy Ronald RoachWASHINGTONDespite the persistence of a scoring gap between White/Asian American students and underrepresented minorities, the largest and most racially and ethnically diverse group of SAT-tested high school graduates are entering college this fall, according to the College Board.In its annual survey of college-bound […]

September 26, 2001

Students

South Carolina College Students Get Free Ride

South Carolina College Students Get Free Ride With Lottery’s Scholarship MoneyCOLUMBIA, S.C. The state’s biggest college scholarship program just got a lot sweeter.  About 21,000 students going to the state’s four-year colleges won’t have to pay for tuition under the lottery bill that Gov. Jim Hodges signed into law last month. That law does not […]

July 4, 2001