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...equal opportunity to prepare for the [MCAS],” Orfield said. Despite the district’s low MCAS scores, the Cambridge School Committee is enthusiastic about the possible benefits from the Adams program. In 2005, Cambridge placed 253rd out of 278 districts statewide on the MCAS English exam, and 251st on the math exam. Alfred B. Fantini, vice chairman of the Cambridge School Committee, said the district’s new MCAS Center, which helps prepare students for the tests, will make the Adams Scholarship more accessible to Cambridge students. “I do agree with...
...scores of white and minority students, which usually falls along class lines—affects CRLS and has proved difficult to fix. Only 25 percent of low-income students at CRLS scored at either the advanced or proficient level on the 10th grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) English exam last school year. Twenty-eight percent scored at advanced or proficient levels on the Mathematics exam.“If you look at our city, it’s broken up into different classes,” said Krishana House, a CRLS senior. “We have areas that...
...researchers found that a larger waist circumference is a good indicator for metabolic syndrome, a constellation of physiologic changes that can lead to diabetes and heart disease. "I call it a vital sign," Despres says of the simple measure that he believes every doctor should include in every physical exam. "It's as important to know the size of your waistline as it is to know your cholesterol or blood pressure." Such a simple measurement, he says, could serve as a wake-up call for patients; by losing just 2 lbs. to 4 lbs., people with expanded waistlines can dramatically...
...you’re a fool if you don’t start studying “The Sopranos” post-haste. It will be on the exam...
When reports first surfaced that University of Texas start quarterback and projected top-three NFL draft pick Vince Young scored a “six” on the Wonderlic test, the annual exam given to attendees to the pre-draft NFL combine, many were skeptical—especially considering a score of 20 is considered merely average on the scale of human intelligence. Scouts for teams at the top of the draft order breathed a collective sigh of relief after Young reportedly went back and took the test again, this time scoring a much more respectable...