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Opinion: Scandal Debunks Education Miracles

A scandal now unfolding in New York City, home of the nation's largest school district, is calling into question whether miracles in education are really mirages. From 2006 to 2010, the number of students who passed statewide math tests in Grades 3 through 8 soared from 58 to 82 percent. During the same period, the...

Wonderlic Test: 5 Facts on the NFL's Cognitive Assessment [VIDEO]

Developed in the 1930s by psychologist Eldon F. Wonderlic, the Wonderlic cognitive ability test has been embraced by the NFL, which uses it to assess players during the league's Scouting Combine. This year it's been reported that quarterback Greg McElroy scored 48 out of 50 on the standardized test, though NFL scouts say...

Collective Bargaining: Do SAT Scores Prove States Need It?

Does collective bargaining make for better or worse test scores? With Republican-controlled legislatures and state houses from Wisconsin to Oklahoma attempting to strip state workers of collective bargaining rights, figures on the combined SAT and ACT college entrance test scores in states without them are proving fodder...

AP Scores Get Better -- and Worse -- as More Enroll

Scores on Advanced Placement tests are getting both better and worse, according to a report released today by the College Board, which administers AP tests. First, the glass-is-half-full view: Of last year's graduating high school class, more than 500,000 public school students passed at least one AP exam while in high...

Opinion: College Graduation Rates -- What You Don't Know Can Hurt

The college admissions season is in full swing, and around the country high school seniors and their parents are actively discussing their college options for next year, filling out financial aid paperwork, and editing and re-editing college essays. For these students and their families, the end goal is a college degree,...

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05/29/12 Wisconsin denied waiver for No Child Left Behind Source: La Crosse Tribune - La Crosse WI Wisconsin's application for flexibility under the federal No Child Left Behind law has been denied.
05/29/12 TOEFLÂ® Program Unveils State-of-the-Art Biometric... Source: PR Newswire PRINCETON, N.J. , May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ETS, the creator of the TOEFL ® test, announced the introduction of biometric voice identification to maintain fair and reliable TOEFL testing.
05/29/12 Wis. is denied waiver for No Child Left Behind Source: Star Tribune - Minneapolis MN Wisconsin's application for flexibility under the federal No Child Left Behind law has been denied.
05/29/12 Testing To Blame For 2,000 Seniors Not Graduating Source: ABC - KTUL 8 - Tulsa OK 2-thousand Oklahoma seniors did not graduate.
05/29/12 Testing To Blame For 2,000 Seniors Not Graduating Source: Tulsa Today - Tulsa OK 2-thousand Oklahoma seniors did not graduate.