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Archive for February, 2008

College Board Out With Latest Report….

February 13, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

on how students are doing with AP classes.

The report shows that over 15% of students scored 3+ points on an AP exam. Record amounts of students are taking exams, but racial gaps still remain. The only exam I saw with fewer students taking an exam in 2007 vrs 2006 was the Spanish exam.

The New York Times Looks At…

February 13, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

Cooper Union which does have free college tuition and the land deals that it has in order to help keep the tuition at the college free.

University Of California Is Copying Over…

February 13, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

a whole mess load of books over to online form.

The State Board Of Education In Michigan….

February 13, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

unanimously agrees on a case-by-case basis to allow students to not be counted as a high school dropouts if they are in their fifth year of high school.

Conservatives On The State Board Of Education….

February 13, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

in Texas are going to be looking over the late changes to the language arts curriculum. Some critics say the changes will harm public education.

Latino Parents In Illinois….

February 13, 2008 By: richard.ginn Category: Uncategorized

are not happy that the state is dumping the IMAGE(Illinois Measure of Annual Growth in English) exam. The state is replacing it with the traditional (ISAT)Illinois Standards Achievement Test in elementary school and the (PSAE)Prairie State Achievement Exam in high school.

The Chicago Sun-Times also reports on this as well.