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...destruction of the nation’s economy. Yet this helps to emphasize the disconnect between the realities of Nicolae (Thomas Derrah) and Elena (Karen MacDonald) and those of their people. Elena believes that she is a world-renowned scientist, although she only attended school through the fourth grade. Nicolae spends enormous amounts of the country’s budget on tributes to himself. Vlad Tepes (performed on Friday night by understudy Josh Stamell), the historical Dracula, makes frequent appearances during a pageant held in his honor. As he serves as a consultant for Nicolae, a parallel is drawn between...
...assessment. "There was significant demand for a gut check on students' reading, writing and math skills," he says. As opposed to other standardized tests, Jones explains, ReadiPrep examines college readiness based on criteria similar to those evaluated by the SAT. "And it needed to come earlier - we heard eighth grade is a critical year," he adds...
...That gut check could have long-term benefits. "Going to ninth grade unprepared for the work is a pathway for failure and dropping out for many young people," says Suzanne Morse, president of the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, a research group on community-building, based in Jacksonville, Fla. "This test can help school systems, communities, and students and parents intervene before it is too late...
...country, locked in a fierce, friendly rivalry with Stacy Matseas of San Diego to see who can raise the most. Sue set her goal at $100,000 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her diagnosis. I didn't know her back then, when she was 32, a first-grade teacher with a 6-month-old and a 3-year-old and a disease that came out of nowhere. The doctors' advice was clear and aggressive: a lumpectomy, followed by six months of chemotherapy, then radiation, then five years of tamoxifen. Her ovaries came out because the tumors were estrogen-positive...
...universities select an incoming class. Not only is Baylor subverting the intent of the SATs, but it is also setting a terrible example for its students. As an institution of higher education, Baylor should be committed to academic integrity. There is nothing admirable about this extraordinary case of grade grubbing...