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The Truth About Learning in 21st Century America [Cartoon]

By Socrato Admin On October 27, 2010 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, Test Preparation
This is an amazing cartoon and captures how we often feel about the current education system. I thought it deserved to be shared on our blog. The artist, Daivd Horsey originally published this under the title Dismal Learning is Not the Path to Success. You can check out some more of his cartoons on his [...]
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Study Finds New Orleans’ Student Performance Doubled After Katrina

By Shannon Sweetser On October 21, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Education: General, In The News, Testing
After the initial aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it was difficult to predict how it would change the lives of students in New Orleans. After all, when your city is in shambles and many livelihoods rely on the rebuilding process, I’m sure it’s hard to imagine going back to school and returning to normal life ever [...]
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Why the New Space Race Starts in the Classroom

By Shannon Sweetser On October 14, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Assessments, Education: General
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we [...]
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President Barack Obama's Interview on Education and Children's Futures

By Socrato Admin On September 28, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Education: General
Yesterday President Barack Obama spoke with the TODAY SHOW”s Matt Lauer on the status of Education in America and the future of our nation”s children. As usual Obama was extremely articulate and had some great sound bytes. The net net takeaway is that money alone cannot casino online solve our education crisis. The US has [...]
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What Are People Talking About in Education (alpha)?

By Socrato Admin On July 23, 2010 · Add Comment · In Education: General, General, Tutoring
As usual I”ve been reading up on education news, trolling some blogs and participating in a bunch of twitter chats. Apart from a few stories, however the news was local and the twitter chats were with intimate, smaller groups. I really wanted to get a better idea about what are some of the major themes [...]
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How a School Used Technology to Improve Grade level Math from 9% to 62%

By Socrato Admin On July 14, 2010 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology
If you’ve ever questioned the impact of technology on education or learning in a school environment, look no further. In the above video learn how Intermediate School 339 in the Bronx used grant money from the NYC Department of Education to purchase laptops and integrate Google apps into lesson plans. While teachers admit students get [...]
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High Scores for Brooklyn School Students Despite Poverty

By Socrato Admin On April 30, 2010 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
Earlier this week the New York Times ran an eye-opening article about students from the Beacon School of Excellence in Brooklyn. Despite their poverty these young fourth graders scored higher on their standardized tests than students in neighboring schools with more resources and affluent backgrounds. This is not a story about underdogs and rich versus [...]
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SAT / ACT – Are they the national standard for high school graduation?

By Raju Gupta On January 18, 2010 · Add Comment · In Education: General, General
Diane Ravitch an education historian makes an argument that tests like SAT and ACT are the common standards of education across all states. Read full article here
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How profitable is CollegeBoard / SAT Company?

By Raju Gupta On January 4, 2010 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Exam: ACT, General, Teaching & Tutoring
An interesting article in Fortune Magazine which gives insight into financials of CollegeBoard (a “non-profit” which owns the SAT and other exams) and American College Testing (which owns the ACT test). According to the article: The most recent fiscal year revenue for CollegeBoard is $631 million. Net “excess” (profit) for the same year is $57 [...]
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Boston Innovation – Article

By Raju Gupta On December 30, 2009 · Add Comment · In Education: General, General, In The News
    “Socrato: The Future of Test Prep?” by Matt Fellows “Socrato has the potential to strip standardized tests of their mysterious, intimidating power, and turn them into more helpful learning tools…” Read More
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