?Will making the teachers better and giving them more support do the trick? Or should we focus on improving the students' attitudes and habits before they ever get to school, by giving their families more support?''
?Jay Mathews, Columnist at the Washington Post
?Why the 17-year-olds' Scores Have Stalled Since the ?70s? The Washington Post
$330 Million
Amount awarded by the Federal Government this past Thursday (9/2) to 44 states to improve school testing.
?State to Share $330m to Improve School Testing? The Connecticut Post