Standards Raised, More Students Fail Tests
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:47:14 -0700
Applying new, tougher standards, state education officials said Wednesday that more than half of public school students in New York City failed their English exams this year, and 54 percent of them passed in math.
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Quarter of eighth-graders master math at new levels
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:15:00 -0700
Only an estimated 26 percent of Tennessee eighth-graders demonstrate mastery in math under new, more rigorous testing proficiency levels adopted Friday by state education officials.
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Sussex Borough news digest
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:04:38 -0700
Lead paint testing Five homes in the borough that are being rehabbed with money from a Small Cities grant will get tested for lead. Borough Council voted to hire LEW Corp. of Mountainside to conduct the tests at about $500 per house. The company had performed lead clearance services in May 2010 at the same five properties at a cost of $1,975.
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