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...good news, according to the Department of Education, is that 48 states and the District of Columbia either improved academically or held steady in all categories since the most recent set of national tests in 2005. (Only Rhode Island and North Dakota missed the mark.) Reading scores among fourth-grade students edged up a few points to reach a historic high, as did math scores for both fourth- and eighth-graders. But there wasn't much narrowing of the achievement gaps between white and minority students. And there are still far too many kids scoring below basic levels in math...
...other sport are pubescent scholarship offers more prolific than in basketball. The University of Arizona offered a sharpshooter named Matt Carlino a scholarship when he was in the seventh grade. The high school freshman also has one from Arizona State. He has yet to commit. Dion Waiters, 15, a sophomore from Philadelphia, is attending his third high school, but he knows his first college: he'll suit up for Syracuse University. Scout.com has identified 13 players just starting 10th grade who have already committed. "It's just crazy to offer kids so early," says University of South Carolina coach Dave...
...Internet has also turned showcasing talent into a business. Sites like HoopScoop Online rank kids as young as those in the sixth grade. Scout.com which News Corp. purchased for $60 million in 2005, and competitor Rivals.com acquired by Yahoo! for $100 million earlier this year, cover recruiting as actively as they do the big games. Admits Telep, the Scout.com analyst: "I'm sure we're feeding it to a degree...
...Brands, the largest restaurant chain in the world (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut), has written a feel-good memoir called The Education of an Accidental CEO. The son of an itinerant government surveyor, Novak attributes his corporate dexterity to having lived in 32 trailer parks by seventh grade. Although he leads a company with nearly 1 million employees, there is a gee-whiz quality to his writing: "We had a blast at Pizza Hut. It is so much fun and so gratifying to turn a company around." It's easy to see why Novak did so well at a place...
...other end of the spectrum is Washington, D.C., which, despite some progress, remains the shame of the nation. A staggering 51% of its 4th grade kids and 66% of 8th graders perform below basic level in math and 61% of District 4th graders read below a basic level. Also in the reading hall of shame are Mississippi, with 49% of 4th graders reading below the basic level; Louisiana with 48% at the bottom; and California with 47% of its 4th graders reading below basic...