Test results mixed for students in US
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American eighth-graders improved their math and science scores on an international test last year, but fourth-graders&#39; scores were flat and all students
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Parents choose a school more because of its location than its exam results, a big survey suggests.
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The test-prep service turns in a disappointing quarter.
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The nation's students have performed significantly better on state reading and math tests since President Bush signed his landmark education initiative into law five years ago, according to a major independent study released yesterday.
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There are claims some schools told students the answers in a flawed  A-level practical exam.
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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, two reports released Thursday show.
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The U.S. dollar ended mixed Monday against other major currencies in European trading.
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Maryland school officials proudly noted last week that more than 90 percent of students in the Class of 2009 expected to earn a diploma had passed one of four tests required to graduate. But testing data provided to The Washington Post by local school systems indicate that the number of students who...
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Fifteen-year-olds in the United States don't have the math skills to match up to peers in many other industrialized nations, test scores released Monday show.
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Eighth-grade students in the United States scored better in both mathematics and science last year than in 1999, but still lagged their peers in a number of other industrial countries, according
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Many high school graduation tests don't measure whether students are ready for college or work, and some states haven't even made clear what the purpose of their test is, a study finds.
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The education policy of the Bush administration is founded on two pillars: standardized testing and charter schools.    However, as reported in this New York Times article (see also the audio archive at NPR or nonsubscription coverage at the Boston Globe) , the US Department of Education's own testing data show that nationwide, charter schools are, in aggregate, lagging their public counterparts.
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We test this next-generation DVD technology, and get mixed results.
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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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Elementary and middle-school students are making significant improvements in math skills, while their gains in reading are more modest, according to national test results.
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Math and science education in the United States has improved only slightly since 1999 and lags far behind other countries, according to the results of