The idea of the s. A. T. Has shifted under the feet of american teenagers. Only the College Bound were encouraged to take it, it was an important sorting tool in the scramble for seats and competitive schools but not that important if you plan to graduate with an academic diploma, and then head off to state u. Where you lived. In more recent years the College Board which administers the test has tinkered with it to respond to criticisms of cultural bias, a writing section was added and the test was scored on a basis of 2400 points rather than the long time yardstick of 1600. More High Schoolers were encouraged to see themselves as College Bound, and encouraged to take the test, and kids were advised to take it multiple times starting younger, while an entire industry grew up around prepping to sit for the exam, the sat is about to make another big change. If you have or are going to have a High School Student in your life, these changes are headed your way. If we believe that assessmen
Today United Nations envoy was briefly held then forced to leave. He was driven quickly toll airport and was forced out of the country. Russia made a choice. Russia can now choose to deescalate this situation. Celebration and protest on the streets of venezuela today, supporters of hugo chavez are parking the one Year Anniversary of his death. Are we going to condone a 12yearold who can sue for an x box . We have the funds to make a rockin movie. Veronica mars. For 10,000 you can actually be in the movie . I think so. Oh my god. We begin in ukraine where a senior United Nations diplomat learned just how dangerous the situation is in crimea. U. N. Envoy robert serr serry is. The secretary of state john kerrys efforts to decalculate and get parties to talk in paris has failed. Russia proposed its own sanctions against the west that would allow it to confiscate assets belonging to european and u. S. Countries. Nick schifrin is in sempl simfel in ukraine. You were there when u. N. Gloament
He was driven quickly toll airport and was forced out of the country. Russia made a choice. Russia can now choose to deescalate this situation. Celebration and protest on the streets of venezuela today, supporters of hugo chavez are parking the one Year Anniversary of his death. Are we going to condone a 12yearold who can sue for an x box . We have the funds to make a rockin movie. Veronica mars. For 10,000 you can actually be in the movie . I think so. Oh my god. We begin in ukraine where a senior United Nations diplomat learned just how dangerous the situation is in crimea. U. N. Envoy robert serr serry is safe. The secretary of state john kerrys efforts to decalculate and get parties to talk in paris has failed. Russia proposed its own sanctions against the west that would allow it to confiscate assets belonging to european and u. S. Countries. Nick schifrin is in sempl simferopol in ukraine. You were there when u. N. Gloament robert diplomat robert serry. Serry was not so much held
A lesson in school. That will also help the process move faster. Ok. Thank you. Ok. Thank you. I think we have worked extensively with community groups, all of that, but one of the things on the other side of this is, from all the voter Interest Groups, political parties, media outlets, blogosphere bloggers now before we get to the next round of elections, tried to work out something so we can get the Accurate Information out to your voters. That is the goal of the Election Officials, get them all the information they need. One of the most significant problems was unusual reports that were inaccurate that had this Ripple Effect throughout the county that caused huge problems throughout the election. I urge everyone to start working those relationships out now. Get out the information. We have less and less and less information for voters, for media, for everyone. Build this relationship now. Ok. I want to take all little personal liberty here. I hope when i get back to work i will not
Ok. Started. Ng to get were waiting on the last panelist, david coleman. We can mock him when he sweeps his cape. His t i am frederick hess. Come in court has been adopted by 45 states common core has been adopted by 45 states and the District Of Columbia. The notion that these reading standards have the opportunity to improve. There has been in the last 12 to 18 months it rising chorus of skepticism, concerns about how these standards will impact instruction. Whether the standards are good or bad. The reason is my own personal bias. I think most efforts to alter standards or instruction or assessment turned as much on how they are done as on any grand design sketched on the front end. I could be wrong on that. But that is the bias that im coming from. We want to talk about with joanne weiss, who is in the middle of so many reform conversations, david coleman, from the College Board is what are some of the challenges ahead as states seek to make these things deliver on their promise. W