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Increase in Test Taking, Not Marred by Typical Decrease in Score

Paul Gasbarra
Aug 27, 2008

According to two articles today, SAT scores remained flat this year. A graph in the Wall Street Journal’s coverage illustrates that this news comes after two years of decline from a peak reached in 2005. While WSJ’s headline “Class of ’08 Fails…” sets a dour scene, the people who run the test are actually encouraged by the results.

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Fewer Americans Without Health Insurance, But the Good News Ends There

Jenny Choi
Aug 26, 2008

The number of Americans without health insurance decreased by one million last year, down by half a percentage point from 2006, according to annual figures from the U.S. Census Bureau released today.

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Ready to Go? What New Teachers Really Need

Our series of Lessons Learned surveys have shown time and time again that new teachers don't feel they're getting the support they need to do a good job -- or to stick with teaching. Clearly we can't have good schools without good teachers, but how do we get them the backing they need?


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