New York City Expands Test Program in Schools
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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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NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday that the city has joined an effort led by Illinois to obtain additional doses of flu vaccine from Europe to ease the nationwide shortage.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; At first glance, President Bush seems well-positioned to expand his No Child Left Behind program of academic standards, testing and accountability into the nation's high schools.
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A bipartisan panel of governors has recommended that states expand access to pre-kindergarten and push for early childhood education efforts if they want to properly prepare kids for school.
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Leaders of New York City's Department of Education intend to create a new framework for competitive athletics in middle and elementary schools.
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Verizon Wireless plans to expand its wireless high-speed data network into 14 additional cities, including New York and Los Angeles.
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A charitable campaign created last year by a New York boutique agency is arriving next month in more than a dozen other cities.
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Court-appointed referees recommended the state pay an additional $14 billion over four years to improve New York City schools.
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A new citizenship test designed to make applicants think about questions rather than just memorize answers is beginning a trial run.
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NEW YORK  - Children with signs of autism  are more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder in wealthier  school districts, results of a new study show.
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City teachers could get a raise if they agree to work an extra class period each day so schools could hire fewer substitute instructors, Mayor Bloomberg suggested yesterday.
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In every grade tested, New York City saw jumps, often in double-digits, in the proportion of students performing at grade level over the year before.
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Among the potential modifications are more frequent testing and additions to the list of banned substances to strengthen its testing program for performance-enhancing drugs .
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A technology known as an audience response system is spreading to public and private schools across the country.
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New York seniors get up to speed on sexual health and safer sex practices, now that sex-tech is extending sexual function to match sexual imagination. In Sex Drive Daily.
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Wider recognition of work-related qualifications aims to encourage schools to make more use of them.
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BISMARCK, ND - North Dakota schools made progress in the latest round of testing required by the federal No Child Left Behind law, state officials say.