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The College Board Enlists High School Students to Lobby Albany for Advanced Placement Funding

March 24, 2020May 15, 2020 - by Kara Grant

Busloads of high school students across New York State lobbied state legislators last February to subsidize the cost of AP exams, courtesy of the College Board, the company that owns them.

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Beyond the Test Scores at the Harlem Children’s Zone

April 5, 2016May 24, 2016 - by Anjali Tsui

When the Harlem Children’s Zone opened a charter school in a housing project, it set out to raise test scores. While grades haven’t improved dramatically, the school has helped to create a community and is slowly changing the culture of the neighborhood.

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College Board Attempts to Rescue the SAT by Changing the Exam

March 7, 2014April 2, 2014 - by Dartunorro Clark

The SAT college admission test will no longer require a timed essay and will dwell less on fancy vocabulary. This also means changes in how test prep companies prepare students.| AP Photo

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School Report Cards Can Motivate Students

March 2, 2014March 26, 2020 - by Annette Konoske-Graf

When the Provost of Miami Edison Senior High School, Dr. Pablo Ortiz, interrupted seventh period over the public address system, everyone knew something big was happening: “Teachers, apologies for interrupting …

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One Size Does Not Fit All: An Interview with 17-Year-Old Author Nikhil Goyal

May 7, 2013May 9, 2013 - by Carey Reed

Nikhil Goyal is the 17-year-old author of 2012’s One Size Does Not Fit All: A Student’s Assessment of School, a book that takes an exhaustive look at the U.S. school system and gives suggestions on how to transform it.

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Tasneema Sultana before her oral presentation
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Preparing the Portfolio: One Student’s Journey

May 6, 2013May 7, 2013 - by Joanna Seow

Students at Manhattan International High School hail from 57 different countries and between them speak 44 languages. To graduate, they complete a senior portfolio as part of the performance assessment system instead of taking five Regents exams. Follow senior Tasneema Sultana’s journey as she puts the finishing touches on her portfolio.

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Several Parents Announce Boycott of High-Stakes Standardized Tests in NYC

April 15, 2013 - by Carey Reed

At a press conference today at the Bloomingdale Family Program on the Upper West Side, several parents announced that they would be boycotting the high-stakes standardized testing, which begins in …

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Can an e-Rater grade the truth?

April 27, 2012April 27, 2012 - by Kimberly Drelich

A study by the College of Education at the University of Akron found that computers can accurately grade test essays, but New York Times columnist, Michael Winerip, explores how the “e-Rater” can be faulty.

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Panelists Shael Polakow-Suransky, Sean Feeney, Elijah Hawkes and moderator Meredith Kolodner speak to an audience of parents, teachers, and administrators
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Tweed Hall Official Takes Public Fire Over High-Stakes Testing

March 22, 2012May 6, 2012 - by Elizabeth Harball

New York City Department of Education Chief Accountability Officer Shael Polakow-Suransky addressed protests over high-stakes testing in a panel discussion on March 19.

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The Big Test: What’s the Answer to the SAT?

March 8, 2012May 3, 2012 - by Cristabelle Tumola

Nicholas Lemann dives into the past of America’s most famous test.

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