“It’s not just about the cost savings, it’s really about trying not to over-test”
The state superintendent’s office estimates that the cost of administering the Washington Assessment of Student Learning could jump by $15 million to $25 million in 2009. via The Columbian

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“We believe that the impact is more long term, and we believe in investing in intellectual capital - scholarships for students and grants for faculty members.”
Friday, in observance of the scholarship program’s 10th anniversary, university officials announced that McNair, of Houston, is increasing the fund to $30 million. via The Greenville News

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A small percentage of Americans ever heard of the peloton; the tight-knit pack of riders leading a bicycle race. But Americans generally are clueless about so much of what the rest of our trading partners understand: the United States has dropped to the back of the world economic peloton.
Democratic candidates for president have it right: […]

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TREASURE ISLAND — The Coast Guard has suspended a search for a parasailer missing in the Gulf of Mexico about a mile west of Sunset Beach in Treasure Island.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg began a search around 7 p.m. Sunday after receiving a a call that witnesses had reported seeing a motorized parasailer “spiral downward […]

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On CNN with Wolf Blitzer Charlie Crist even sounded open to Florida taxpayers funding a new presidential primary for Florida Democrats. "That'd be fine with me,'' he said of Democrats holding another primary, and Blitzer pressed him on funding it. "I think it's very important, though, that those delegates are seated. And I'm hopeful that […]

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“It’s relatively simple as far as the amount of detail asked for”
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University’s relatively quick college application will become beefier with the addition of an optional essay that can help school officials get a better picture of prospective … via Star-Press

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