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Warning: Learning Expectations Can Vary Dramatically by State
Imagine 2 people have learned to make a birdhouse in two different states from a different instructor. After they take the birdhouse-builder’s standardized test, we line up the birdhouses and take a...
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Harvard and Georgetown Drop an SAT Test from their 3-Test Requirement
According to the New York Times, prestigious universities Georgetown, Harvard, and Princeton all have something in common. In the past year they’ve all dropped a test from their three-test admissions...
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5 Education Articles to End Your Week: New Developments in Science &...
The 10 States Leading Science and Technology by Derek Thompson, The Atlantic Which states are leaders in science education and technology? Which cities are attracting the most college grads? The...
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The Power of a Single Test on a Child’s Future [VIDEO]
In 2012, a proposed change to high school graduation requirements in Rhode Island could mean serious alterations to the future of its students. If the proposed change passes, students who do not...
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The College Admissions Gauntlet — 5 Education Articles to End Your Week
Standardized testing is a gauntlet that is the capstone of one learning experience and the gateway to a whole other world of possibilities; it’s no wonder that there is a whole industry devoted to...
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Here’s a Tutoring Company with a Formula For Helping Students Choose the ACT...
While there are some tutoring companies who have a very basic formula for bumping up a student’s SAT score, there are some tutoring companies who go above and beyond. In the case of PrepMatters, a...
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Should You Combine Your Student’s ACT or SAT Test Results into a Superscore?
In horse racing, breeders struggle to match and breed horses with the best possibility of successful offspring. By looking at a mare and stallion’s family history, a breeder can determine the...
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Early High School Graduation – Issues and Impacts for Tutors
As US school districts struggle with shrinking budgets, the option to snip a year or even two from students’ high school education has become increasingly appealing. For example, the Indiana General...
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High-Stakes Standardized Testing in China
In the US, mandatory standardized testing on the national level has primarily been put forth as a public policy strategy, with the aim of establishing stronger accountability measures for public...
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How to Interpret SAT Scores: Insights for Tutors
As a tutor or teacher you might well be asked: What’s a good SAT score? That depends on a student’s goals and the college(s) she or he wants to go to. At some colleges, a score of 1600 or 1800 out of...
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The New SAT — How Will Changes Affect Students?
On February 26, 2013, in an e-mail from its new president David Coleman to its member schools, The College Board announced plans to redesign the SAT to “… better meets the needs of students, schools...
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She Blinded Me with Science (and Math)
According to a new study just released by the National Center for Education Statistics, America’s high school students are taking more math and science courses. This is just one finding of The...
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Approval Grows for Next Generation Science Standards
The Next Generation Science Standards for Today’s Students and Tomorrow’s Workforce (NGSS) released this April are already being approved for adoption at the state level. Five states—Kansas, Kentucky,...
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Are the Common Core Standards on the Way Out?
Recently the Common Core Standards—President Obama’s plan to hold all US students accountable to the same academic standards—have come under considerable scrutiny and criticism. Parents, educators and...
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Common Core Standards: 3 Big Impacts on Tutors
Despite an unrelenting barrage of controversy, the Common Core Standards continue to roll forward in most of the 45 states that have adopted them. Testing of students against the new standards is...
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Update on Next-Generation Assessment Systems
Back in September, 2010, the US Department of Education announced the winners of its $350 million Race to the Top Comprehensive Assessment Systems Competition: Partnership for Assessment of Readiness...
View ArticleStates Divide on Common Core Standards
The Common Core State Standards official website states that currently, “Forty-three states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) have...
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Since the 2009 launch of the Common Core State Standards, a debate has grown in education over whether the standards represent a step forward for high schools. Educators, politicians, parents, and...
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Common Core: Interesting Perspectives and News
Louisiana Common Core compromise earns support from all sides — including Bobby Jindal It seems unlikely that anything will stand in the way of the Common Core compromise barreling its way through the...
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Recent news on the Common Core State Standards has put focus on US states that have decided or changed their stance on aligning school curriculum with Core Standards. One aspect of this large...
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