Each state can determine what is deemed as proficient when it comes to testing scores. Many states are lowering their test scores so more students can pass or meet the "proficiency guidelines". ... Now the individual schools are keeping these students so they can get a better overall score on standardized testing at their home school. ... In Ohio, seniors must have three mathematic credits to meet there graduation requirements as well as passing the OGT. ... Seniors at Newark City Schools will have at least an Algebra I credit, Geometry credit, and an Algebra II credit. ...

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Such as each class a student takes, they earn a certain amount of credits and a mandatory 25 credits minimum to graduate. Three of those credits had to be 3 years of taking a language course, 1 of the credits has to be a art credit 8 have to be english so on and so forth. ... I was carefree, I had four years to write the essay, and I put my score and that essay behind me. ...

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People who are supporting unschooling believe in all the benefits that it shares; higher test scores, closer relationship with your children and the ability to bring religion into the classroom. ... Rachel scored high enough test scores to gain admittance to Harvard. ... Statistics show that unschoolers typically receive higher scores on SAT tests and many of them have more patient social skills. ... Many children who are unschooled surpass the educational abilities and test scores of public schools. ...

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The main claim that Guggenheim states is the last words printed on the screen before the credits roll, "The educational system is broken but we can fix it given time.... Guggenheim uses sources from international indices for nations and their math and science test scores. ...

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The day I realized my true calling is a day I will never forget. My hands were shaking and my throat was dry as I walked with her nervously. As I stood there, staring into Mrs. Feazell's eyes, waiting anxiously for some bad news, she started smiling. She starts messing with the piano expression on ...

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Since then America's scores have slowly plunged to which it now stands at thirty sixth in the world, while Finland a country whose education system was once one of the worst in the ˜70s has slowly made its way to the top. ... All the while in Finland a teacher must have a Master's degree and complete up to 60 credits of the subject they are to teach or 120 for secondary teaching and go through an interview investigating their integrity and passion. ...

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Some people say that the Columbine shootings happened because the kids had access to guns and the supplies to make bombs. I think they did it because their teachers and peers didn't offer them any moral support to help them through the problems that they had. This lead them to perform the actions th...

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Some shortcomings of the basic business program were uncovered by Jelley (31), whose study of understandings of money management by high school seniors revealed noticeable deficiencies in their knowledge of credit and life insurance. ... In his attempt to determine the effectiveness of various types of laboratory treatment for beginning college accounting students, Larson (39) found that students assigned to "enriched" laboratory treatment obtained insignificantly higher mean achievement scores in accounting than those students assigned to the "regular" or to the neglected laboratory treatme...

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Overall better test scores because kids are no longer being interrupted, better behaving kids, and the teachers wouldn't have to worry about getting the students they teach to behave. ... I would then open the emails or ads only to find out I have to give them my personal information and my credit card number? ...

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