A trail of destruction across the u. S. Thank in florida, knocking off bridges and flattening homes, regained strength, and hits both along the atlantic coast. Ah, ive been fas all unwelcome. We begin with breaking news from afghanistan. Authorities say at least 19 people have died in a suicide bombing at an Education Center in cobble police. The attack in the west of the Afghan Capital came as students were preparing for an exam. Dozens of people have been injured. As we know, claim of responsibility. The blast happened in a predominantly shiite area, which has been the target of deadly attacks in the past. Families rush to hospitals for information on their loved ones. We dont have information were calling her, but she is not responding all the way around 600 students in the classroom. Most of those killed the girls from or on this. Lets go to france. Marty in the Afghan Capital. What do we know about the victims of this attack . It was a center for higher education. So lovely though
Hello, im ray suarez and the idea of the s. A. T. Is shifting under the feet of the teenagers, only the College Bound were encouraged to take it. It was an important sorting tool in the scramble for the seats in the competitive schools but not that important if you are graduating with academic die employee ma and headed to the State University and now the board tining erred with it. A writing section was added and the test scored on a basis of 2400 points rather than 1600. More High Schoolers were encouraged to see themselves as College Bound and encouraged to take the test and kids advised to take it a number of times, starting younger, while the industry industry grew up prep r for the exam. The s. A. T. Is making a change. If you are going to have a High School Student in your life, these changes are headed your way. We believe that assessment must be a force for equity and excellence it is time to shake things up. Under criticism from educators and universities who say that the s.
Hello, im ray suarez and the idea of the s. A. T. Is shifting under the feet of the teenagers, only the College Bound were encouraged to take it. It was an important sorting tool in the scramble for the seats in the competitive schools but not that important if you are graduating with academic die employee ma and headed to the State University and now the board tining erred with it. A writing section was added and the test scored on a basis of 2400 points rather than 1600. More High Schoolers were encouraged to see themselves as College Bound and encouraged to take the test and kids advised to take it a number of times, starting younger, while the industry industry grew up prep r for the exam. The s. A. T. Is making a change. If you are going to have a High School Student in your life, these changes are headed your way. We believe that assessment must be a force for equity and excellence it is time to shake things up. Under criticism from educators and universities who say that the s.
Ministers resign in a corruption scandal. Efforts to create the Worlds Largest marine reserve. Welcome to the program. Turkey has announced it will allow turkish peshmerga fighters to travel across the territory to join the war in syria. There has been no official response yet from iraqi kurds. Now, the announcement from turkeys foreign minister came shortly after fightners kobane were resupplied with weapons and ammunition by the air force. The peshmerga, we are actually assisting the Peshmerga Forces. Talks on the issue are still ongoing. We want the people from kolbane who have escaped to be able to return to their hometown and live peacefully. We will speak to zeina hoda. Lets bring in Bernard Smith on the turkey syria border. Bernard, you are, of course on the turkish syrian border. Being allowed into turkey. Al uturn or a calculated move . Reporter well, we have spoken to syrian kurds in kolbane. And they havent seen those peshmerga arrive yet, but they will be welcome if and whe
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