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Each year education policymakers and administrators wait anxiously for the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), otherwise known as The Nation's Report Card. The anxiety is highest over how American students will perform in reading and math, reported every two years. These subjects are the focus for most of the testing required under the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the controversial legislation currently under review by Congress. Is the enormous attention being paid to reading and math - often to the detriment of other subjects - paying dividends? The NAEP results released this morning provide...
...five golfers competing, Hazlett and junior Jenny Brine, who competed as an individual, did not play last week, underscoring the depth of the team this year. Weekly lineups are typically determined by internal qualifying matches, which add incentive for all the team’s members to perform well in practice. Following Hazlett for the Crimson was sophomore Sarah Harvey, whose 159 (78-81) was good enough for 19th place. Junior Emily Balmert matched Harvey’s second-round score, giving her a combined score of 160 and placing her 21st. Bode, who placed second at last week?...
CLAIM TO FAME AN ACCOMPLISHED PIANIST, NATORI ONCE RENTED CARNEGIE HALL TO PERFORM A CONCERT...
...Unfortunately, we didn’t perform up to that standard,” junior cornerback Andrew Berry says. “By no means do we think that our performance against Holy Cross is characteristic of the best effort we can put forth. We’re trying to put that behind us. We want to be the strength of this team. We really think...
...practical application." To address this gap, foundation students undergo a crash course in business English, then a mini-M.B.A. boot camp devised by the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business that places them in real-life business situations in which, for instance, accounting graduates perform simulated audits...