Word: grading
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...school in Saigon also refused to leave. Once in the U.S., Dr. Bui encountered only one major setback. The first time he tried, he failed his national licensing exam. But after taking a three-month review with emphasis on reading English, he passed in December 1977 with the highest grade given that session in the state of Arkansas...
...REMEMBER Margaret Mead. In ninth grade she addressed a school assembly. More than her words, her image stuck in my mind--a solid figure holding a forked stick. It is the same sort of picture that appeared two weeks ago in newspapers and magazines when, at 76, she succumbed to a year-long struggle with cancer. Accompanying the pictures was a lot of praise...
Those part-time offerings have so far been underwhelmed with applicants, but some full-time ATE programs are S.R.O. No fewer than 1,521 students applied for 805 places in three "classical" schools that offer enriched programs from kindergarten through the sixth grade. La-Salle Elementary School, an ATE language academy, received 1,000 applicants for 450 slots. According to preliminary head counts, ATE has drawn 18,100 students to desegregated courses for the first time. Says Hannon, "The program is only three months old, and I think we're off to a solid start...
...Grade Grubbing...
Davis said the Faculty Council may also want to raise the minimum A.P. test grade that qualifies for advanced standing from a three to a four on a scale of five...