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Archive for February, 2007

A Memphis Law Maker Proposes…..

February 23, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

three different high school diplomas in order to help students who just can not pass the Gateway exam.

I say this is a bad thing to do even if I do not like exit exams.

State Law Makers In New Jersey….

February 23, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

have moved one step closer in creating county school chiefs that will help regulate spending by local school districts.

Iowa State University Article…

February 23, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: College, Uncategorized

The Des Moines Register reports on this college and a fair they had in order to get students to pick the right major for them. The article says that students with undeclared majors are up 10% since 2003.

Linda Perlstein Artcicle…

February 23, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

The Baltimore Sun reports on this person that spent one year with a bunch of middle school students and then wrote her experiences on what she saw.

12th Grade NAEP Scores Are Out….

February 22, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

for math and reading and those scores are not good. Reading scores from 1992 are higher than the 2005 scores they looked at. Math scores for 2005 could not be compared to earlier scores due to a major difference in the exam. Sample questions for both subjects are given out, but the graphic for the reading question should have been much bigger so I could see it a whole lot better.

Now on the other hard the College Board which looks at AP test scores show a record high amount of students taking AP exams and a record high amount of students get a 3 or better on an AP exam.

Which group is right readers????

Six New High Schools In Michigan….

February 22, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

are going to allow high school students to get two year medical degrees along with a high school diploma.