Reading, writing WASL no problem (The Olympian)
Almost 90 percent of high school sophomores and juniors throughout South Sound and statewide have passed the reading and writing portions of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, early results released Friday show....more...Rulings Leave Retailers in Credit Card Cases in Limbo (eWeek)
It's still unclear whether or not retailers can be legally punished for giving consumers receipts with full credit card numbers, given recent critical?and conflicting?legal decisions. ...more... Ark. hoping to lure UK tourists with carp (Pine Bluff Commercial)
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas parks and tourism officials have partnered with a British marketing firm to test whether the state can boost tourism numbers by appealing to carp lovers of the United Kingdom....more... ?Spring Awakening? and ?Coast of Utopia? Rack Up Tony Awards (New York Times)
The 61st annual Tony Awards showed fondness for the 19th century with awards for ?Spring Awakening? and ?The Coast of Utopia.?...more... Strong reading, writing in WASL (Seattle Times)
After three rounds of testing, about 87 percent of students in the class of 2008 who are on track to graduate next June have passed the......more... Rating Education Gains (Washington Post)
We seem to be doing a bit better educating our most disadvantaged students. But many educators think that is not enough. ...more... Class of 2008 makes progress in math, reading, writing WASL (The Olympian)
Thousands more students in the class of 2008 have now passed the math, reading and writing sections of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, although more than 5,000 may still be in danger of not graduating next year....more... College Station students beat statewide TAKS scores (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
College Station students performed well above the state average for the number of students who passsed the TAKS test this year, while their peers in Bryan hovered just below state figures, according to preliminary data. Both districts saw increased passing rates on the fifth-grade reading, math and science, and seventh-grade reading, math and writing exams from 2006 to 2007. ...more... Bees' Gorneault labors through slump (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Another day and the wait for Salt Lake's Nick Gorneault to bust out continues. After 58 games, the numbers emblazoned on the scoreboard at Franklin Covey Field tell all: ....more... |