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...labor.In his speech, he criticized the mass marketing of college athletes (billboards of Heisman trophy candidates, memorabilia being sold) without any compensation for the athletes themselves. He challenged the myth of the student athlete, blasting a culture where athletes take easy classes if they even attend them at all, grade inflation is rampant, and players jump ship to the NBA the first chance they get (despite the league’s new draft eligibility age requirement, supposedly there to improve college ball and teach players the right way to play the game).The speech, which lasted roughly an hour...
...reading, 4th grade scores have been rising gradually since 1996 and were up two points on this year's test. But progress in 8th grade remains elusive: the average 8th grade score (263) was the same in 2007 as it was in 2003 and 1998. Only three states (Florida, Hawaii, and Maryland) along with Washington, D.C., actually saw gains in both 4th and 8th grade reading scores. Seven states lost ground in 8th grade reading, compared with 1998 results. And despite the gains in 4th grade scores, not one state - not even mighty Massachusetts - has even half...
...This kind of stagnation, along with the disappointing results in 8th grade overall, will further fuel the current debate among educators over how America teaches reading. It appears that the recent emphasis on phonics and reading mechanics, encouraged by the Bush Department of Education, is helping in early years, but something different is needed to take students beyond an elementary level. "Substantial improvement in reading achievement is still eluding us as a nation," said Amanda Avallone, a member of the NAEP governing board, at a press conference carried live on the Internet. Avallone teaches 8th grade English in Colorado...
...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...
...Most of the candidates said improving achievement in sixth through eighth grade was a key goal. And everyone agreed with the committee’s decision to temporarily alter the district’s method of assigning students to schools, which balances student bodies based on socioeconomic factors. The change was prompted by an influx of more middle class students this year...