State Board of Education increases minimum passing score for third grade reading test
Last year, about 9% of third graders in the state were reading below grade level. While this is an 8% decrease from the year ...
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Alabama State Board of Education votes to increase passing score on literacy exam
Currently, a student needs to score at 435 to advance to fourth grade. The new measures increase that score over the next three school years.
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High school math placement is too important to leave to subjective recommendations
Students of color and low-income students face that predicament disproportionately under their schools’ placement practices.
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Honda Tech MTG 2024: We were one of the first to test drive the new 0 Series EV architecture
As you’ll learn below, there is still a lot we don’t know about the technology we will see in Honda’s future all-electric 0 Series lineup. However, what we have learned is encouraging and exciting ...
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Peoria Unified advance placement passing rate up 5%
Peoria Unified School District students who attempted the Advanced Placement (AP) test saw a bump in passing scores from the ...
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Grades and Standardized Test Scores Aren’t Matching Up. Here’s Why
Researchers have found discrepancies between student grades and their scores on standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT.
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You can now order more free at-home COVID tests — here’s how
In preparation for the fall respiratory virus season, every household in the U.S. can now order another round of at-home COVID tests kits from the government. As of this week, you can go to ...
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Free COVID Tests Are Back for Fall 2024—Here’s How to Get Yours
U.S. households are now able order four more free COVID tests through COVIDTests.gov. The website reopened today, September 26, and is now available to the public. The tests are FDA-authorized and ...
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Western Cape Education Department Releases Grade R Placement Offers for 2025
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has recently released Grade R placement offers. The Western Cape Education Department is urging parents and guardians in the province to promptly respond ...
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Free COVID tests are back. But there are more accurate tests for sale.
Manufacturers of the most accurate home COVID-19 tests on the market say they were left out again from the Biden administration's latest round of free orders through COVIDTests.gov, which for a ...
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The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here’s how to get them
(AP Video: Mary Conlon) At-Home COVID-19 Test kits are displayed at a drug store in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) The U.S. government reopened its program on ...
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The US is mailing Americans COVID-19 tests again. Here's how to get them
Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, sent straight to their homes.The U.S. government reopened the program on Thursday, allowing any household to order up to four ...