More states ditch exams as high school grad requirements
A backlash to standardized tests has been fueled by complaints about classroom time and preparation for the future.
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What to know about changes in STEM math placement at California community colleges
AB 1705 has sparked controversy. Some math educators fear more students will fail calculus. Defenders say the law prevents ...
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NYC ed panel delays SHSAT vote, teeing up public debate over admission to specialized high schools
It’s the second time the Panel for Educational Policy has pushed back its vote on a contract for a computer-based version of ...
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Dueling petitions argue over whether Palo Alto superintendent should stay
The letter claims he has made decisions unilaterally without the school community’s input and has escalated conflicts that resulted in a lawsuit over math placement and an investigation by the U ...
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'We had tremendous performance this year': Two Aiken high school programs honored by College Board
Mead Hall Episcopal School’s Head of Middle and Upper School. The Advanced Placement program offers undergraduate college-level courses and exams to high school students. Many colleges and ...
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Placement Exams
To receive credit for ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 based on ACT or SAT scores, students must complete the Receiving Credit for English Composition Based on Test ... school transcript available when taking ...
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Teens who solved 2,000-year-old math puzzle expand on their work in publication
They started studying the math problem as part of a high school math contest at New Orleans' St. Mary's Academy. One of their proofs was previously presented at a conference and their new ...
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2024/2025 SHS and TVET School Placement: What to do if you don’t get a school
The Ministry of Education has officially announced the release of the 2024 Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) results for Senior High Schools (SHS) and Technical and ...
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Massachusetts, Famed for Tough School Standards, Rethinks Its Big Test
A ballot measure would do away with the requirement that high schoolers pass a test to graduate ... exams in English, math and the sciences to earn a high school diploma. The requirement is ...
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A Parent’s Guide to Surviving Middle School
Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. For the nine years that I was a middle-school principal, the fact of my job was often a punch line. “Better you than me ...
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Why Democracy Lives and Dies by Math
Ms. Abeles was spurred to make the film in part in response to an anxiety about math that she had long observed in students, including her middle-school-age daughter. She was also struck by the ...
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How to Check Your 2024 BECE Placement Online: A Step-by-Step Guide
Great news – the Ministry of Education has announced free access to the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) platform for the 2024/2025 academic year. This means there is ...