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| Math Tests Proposed for Kindergartners |
Principals of public schools were asked to consider giving math tests to kindergartners. This proposal has come after serious debates on the use if the standardized tests nationwide and the new tests could last up to 90 minutes and change assessments from little children to second-graders in the school system.
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 Principals of public schools were asked to consider giving math tests to kindergartners. This proposal has come after serious debates on the use if the standardized tests nationwide and the new tests could last up to 90 minutes and change assessments from little children to second-graders in the school system. Still, some parents and educators see the new proposal for the math tests as a mechanizing education, but the Department of Education offered on Monday at least $400,000 for the new... |
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 Joseph Edward Duncan III was given the death sentence on Wednesday. He had kidnapped and murdered a boy of only 9 years old from Idaho back in 2005. The federal jurors... |
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| Hong Kong stocks slumped nearly 2. 3 per cent Thursday as pessimism gripped the market amid concerns over the earnings outlook of some big companies.
The Hang Seng Index lost 492. 43 points to end the day at 20,972. 29 points, down 2. 29 per cent on Wednesday's close. Turnover was a relatively light 66. 7 billion Hong Kong dollars.
The fall in prices comes after a strong week and was led by heavyweight stocks Esprit Holdings, PetroChina and China Mobile which disappointed investors... |
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| Pakistan stocks suffered the biggest setback of the year Tuesday, plunging by 4 per cent amid mounting political uncertainty deepened by the break-up of the ruling... |
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 Apple’s latest device, the 3G iPhone, has been this weekend’s star gadget as about 1 million units have been sold worldwide. While the exact number isn’t known and... |
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 For more than a year, Lindsay Lohan has been strongly connected to Samantha Ronson. They don’t go anywhere one without the other. At first, Ronson, 30, seemed to be... |
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| SV Hamburg are expected to announce the signing of a second Brazilian within two days with the expected transfer of playmaker Thiago Neves to the Bundesliga club, local... |
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 Some Swedish researchers have stated that previous studies about the loss of mental abilities were wrong. The deterioration of our intelligence and our mind capacity... |
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