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Major Changes Announced In SAT, ACT Security
Officials announced Tuesday sweeping changes in standardized test security in the wake of a high-stakes, high-dollar cheating scandal uncovered on Long Island last Fall.
"These reforms close a gaping hole in standardized test security that allowed...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Long Island, Colleges and Universities, New York City, Nassau County
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DA: Teens Paid College Student Thousands To Take SATs
PIX11.comIt's a scam that sounds more like a Hollywood movie plot than a real life crime scheme, but it is very real: a half dozen students with low grades got sky-high scores on their SATs -- for a price. Many of those students are now in prestigious colleges,...Tags: Long Island, Colleges and Universities, University of Michigan, Crimes, Teaching and Learning
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SAT Cheating Scandal Grows
pix11.comThe investigation into cheating on the SAT college entrance exams, which started with seven arrests in Great Neck North High School, has spread to at least two other school districts in Nassau County, Long Island. District Attorney, Kathleen Rice, told...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Long Island, Kathleen Rice, Nassau County, Teaching and Learning
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On The Chopping Block: List Of Academically At-Risk Schools Out
PIX11.com / @jamesfordtvA new list of academically troubled New York City schools is out, and while parents and students citywide are wondering what their school's fate is, the new list is hitting one neighborhood particularly hard. The building that houses Wadleigh High School...Tags: Fordham, High Schools, Cypress Hills, Teaching and Learning, Frederick Douglass
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Suspects In LI SAT Cheating Ring Surrender To Police
PIX11.com / @francescamaximeThirteen people allegedly involved in the SAT cheating scandal turned themselves in to the Nassau County District Attorney's Office Tuesday morning. The suspects began showing up around 6:45 a.m., and are expected to be arraigned at First District Court...Tags: Nassau County, Teaching and Learning, Queens (New York City)
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More Students Charged In Growing LI SAT Scandal
pix11.comOver a dozen new students paraded past reporters Tuesday morning, many covering their faces as they turned themselves in to be arrested and arraigned as part of the investigation into the ongoing SAT cheating scandal rocking the affluent towns of Long...Tags: Long Island, Teaching and Learning, Crimes, Justice System, Academic Progress
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Facebook CEO Donates $100M To Newark Public School System
Associated Press WritersFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced Friday a $100 million donation to Newark public schools. Zuckerberg told talk show host Oprah Winfrey on Friday that he picked Newark for the gift "because I believe in these guys." "These guys" are...Tags: Palo Alto (Santa Clara, California), Education, Mark Zuckerberg, The New York Times, Teaching and Learning
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Union Seeks To Block Release Of Teacher Performance Data Based On Student Test Scores
Associated Press WriterNew York City's teachers union will seek to block the release of data rating the job performance of 12,000 teachers based on student test scores, the union said Wednesday. The city Department of Education had planned to release the data on Wednesday...Tags: Unions, Los Angeles Times, Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, Censorship
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NY, NJ Finalists In "Race To The Top" School Reform Grant
Associated Press WritersNew York is one of eighteen states along with the District of Columbia that have been named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition, giving them a chance to receive a share of $3 billion....Tags: Tennessee, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Teaching and Learning, Hawaii
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NYC Pays Poor For Good Conduct
There are mixed results from an experimental anti-poverty program, designed to promote good habits among low-income New Yorkers by offering cash incentives.
The program offers anywhere from $25 to $150 for such things as going to the dentist, staying...Tags: New York City, Teaching and Learning, Poverty, Social Issues, New York
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All-Immigrant Queens High School Places 6th On Nation's Top HS List
wpix.comAn all-immigrant Queens high school, which only accepts students who have arrived in the county in the past year, has managed to crack the top 10 of the U.S. News & World Report's list of the nation's best 100 high schools. Newcomers High School, which...Tags: Immigration, Thomas Jefferson, Long Island, High Schools, Migration
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700 NYC Teachers Paid To Do Nothing
Hundreds of New York City public school teachers accused of offenses ranging from insubordination to sexual misconduct are being paid their full salaries to sit around all day playing Scrabble, surfing the Internet or just staring at the wall, if that's...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, California, Sexual Assault, Prisons, Alaska
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