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Students did well on assessments for 2010-11, official says
Shore News Today
The state Department of Education recently released those results. Students take assessments each year, and the tests have undergone changes over the years. On the High School Proficiency Assessment, 90.4 percent of the high-school juniors scored ...
State: Older students struggle in math and scienceRutland Herald

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Extra Credit: Mixed results on state 2011 AP test scores
Wisconsin State Journal
Reporter Matthew DeFour covers Madison K-12 education and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for the State Journal. The number of public school graduates in Wisconsin taking Advanced Placement tests and scoring well continued to climb last ...

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Participation grows in AP courses
Austin News
Texas has encouraged participation by agreeing to pay for exams. "The Advanced Placement Program has been an instrumental part in the state's effort to make our students college ready," said Education Commissioner Robert Scott.
More Georgia students taking AP classes and passing examsAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Md. first, Va. 3rd in AP reportWashington Post (blog)
Virginia students rank #3 in nation on AP examsWSLS

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NESTA Personal Trainer Certification Testing Centers Now Available Across the ...
WebWire (press release)
The NESTA Personal Fitness Trainer certification includes interactive personal training education, online training videos, downloadable information on demand, review questions for the personal training exam and more. In addition, the certification is ...

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Lexington Herald Leader

Education Department's obsession with test scores deepens
Washington Post (blog)
By Valerie Strauss Apparently it's not enough for the Obama administration that standardized test scores are now used to evaluate students, schools, teachers and principals. In a new display of its obsession with test scores, the Education Department ...
Tennessee Teacher Evaluations: Using Value-Added AnalysisHuffington Post
Education quality should trump rankingsTCU 360
Grading our Teachers: Value-added formula raises alarm for someMemphis Commercial Appeal
The Hechinger Report
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2011 Launch of the GRE® Revised General Test Propels Program Volumes to Record ...
Sacramento Bee
By Educational Testing Service PRINCETON, NJ, Feb. 8, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following several consecutive record-breaking years, the GRE® program reported that 2011 test volumes reached an all-time high at more than 800000, officials of ...
GRE records new highTimes of India

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