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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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Why I Work at Roeper School

From the way they walk into the room, you would be convinced that stress was the last thing on their minds.

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Larry Strauss: The Big Snooze (High Stakes Testing and the Low Stakes Mentality)

I am amazed every spring at how tirelessly our administrators and our testing coordinator and our teachers (including me) convey to students to urgency with which we will be giving them the California Standards Tests.

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Bill Hillsman: Isn't There Anybody on Our Side Anymore?

It's no secret that Americans are losing faith in many of our institutions.

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School Board Votes to Stop Caring About Test Scores

Dismayed by a growing percentage of students who perform poorly on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), the Broward County School Board voted on Wednesday to reduce class sizes, invest in new classroom technology, increase teacher training and extend the school day to accommodate morning and afternoon study...

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06/03/12 The First End Of Course Exam: Escambia Students Do Well Source: NorthEscambia.com - McDavid FL The results are back for Florida's first "End of Course" exam that partially replaces the FCAT math exam.
06/02/12 Critics of Florida's testing culture in schools grow... Source: Jackson County Floridan - Marianna FL For critics of Florida's school-accountability system â and its linchpin, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test â such testing calendars are exhibit A in their argument that things have gone awry.
06/02/12 School officials grapple with testing issues Source: Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach FL Confusion is swirling as people struggle to come to terms with the new end-of-course exams administered in Okaloosa County middle and high schools.
06/02/12 Get out of my schoolhouse Source: Citrus County Chronicle - Crystal River FL I know that asking questions is easier than finding any solutions.
06/02/12 UHV business students excel on simulation exam Source: Victoria Advocate - Victoria TX When faced with turning around a struggling virtual company, several University of Houston-Victoria business students recently came up with profitable ideas.