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Stanley H. Kaplan, Founder Of Kaplan Test Prep Centers, Dead At 90

Posted 09.24.2009 | New York


NEW YORK (AP) -- The founder of the Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Centers Ltd., the nation's first test preparation company, has died. He was 90. Sta...

Let's Add SAT Scores Into the Mix When Holding High Schools Accountable

Mike Piscal | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


Mike Piscal

High school success needs to be tied to student performance on the SATs, and our high schools should be incentivized to take these additional measurements seriously.

SAT Coaching Barely Boosts Scores, Study Finds

Wall Street Journal | JOHN HECHINGER | Posted 06.20.2009 | Home


Families can spend thousands of dollars on coaching to help college-bound students boost their SAT scores. But a new report finds that these test-prep...

Future Shock and Guffaw for Bookish Bush

Dave Astor | Posted 04.21.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

Given that Bush lacks the writing chops to pen a coherent book by himself, he'll still have plenty of time on his hands while someone else does the authorial heavy lifting. So, how might Dubya spend that time?

Sarah Palin: Below-Average American

Disgrasian | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics


Disgrasian

An as-yet-to-be-authenticated, high school transcript of Sarah Palin's was posted on Gawker Thursday, and it's a doozy. Apparently, Sarah Palin scored an 841 out of 1600.

The Anxiety Business

Eliot Schrefer | Posted 07.20.2008 | Living


Eliot Schrefer

The College Board is both in the business of test administration and test prep. If this feels inherently unfair, it should -- it's like a doctor whacking your knee with a sledgehammer and then offering to patch you up.