Higher grades contradict test scores
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Large percentages of high school seniors are posting weak scores on national math and reading tests even though more of them are taking challenging courses and getting higher grades in school, say two new government reports released Thursday.
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They may have power as a group, but their junior-varsity status can get them into trouble
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NEW YORK  - Firstborns frequently score higher on IQ and achievement tests than their younger siblings, but a new report suggests that how siblings are raised, not their birth order, is what matters when it comes to brain power.
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Merit pay tied to student test scores seems all the rage in some educational circles, but many teachers think it's an idea whose time hasn't come.
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American eighth-grade students have made gains in math and science compared with their worldwide counterparts, but performance at the fourth-grade level appears to have reached a plateau, according to a major international study released yesterday.
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Indiana&#39;s fourth- and eighth-grade students scored higher on math and science tests than the national and international averages, according to results released today.
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The announcement of a battery of new standardized tests for students rekindled the debate over whether such testing is emphasized too much.
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For nearly six years, the federal government has defined school success mainly by how many students pass state reading and math tests. But a growing number of educators and lawmakers are pushing to give more weight to graduation rates, achievement in science and history and even physical education.
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Many states, including Maryland and Virginia, are reporting student proficiency rates so much higher than what the most respected national measure has found that several influential education experts are calling for a move toward a national testing system.
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Having students apply to university after A-level results will not solve the problems it sets out to tackle, administrators warn.
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GCSE results have shown the biggest increase in top grades since 1999. Is the GCSE still a valid qualification? Send us your comments.
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The national test of student math skills is filled with easy questions, raising doubts about recent gains in achievement tests, a study contends.
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The report says students are catching up to their worldwide counterparts but fourth-graders are not. By Michael Dobbs / Washington Post.
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Some mistakes are not always mistakes.
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Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet GCSE targets but things are improving.
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Quantitative measures, the controversial linchpin of the Bush administration&#39;s approach to improving education, appear to have exposed performance problems with a favored alternative to public schools: the charter school.
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Some administrators are pushing back against an ethos of super-achievement at affluent suburban high schools.