Worried about the Midterm and Final Exam Countdown? Don't wait until the weekend before the test to begin studying! Prepare frequently and early. Many teachers will prepare study guides and problem packets, however these should only be the beginning of your preparation. Here is what we suggest……

The New York Times, September 2008

A commission convened by some of the most influential college admissions officials in the United States is recommending that American colleges and universities move away from their reliance on standardized test scores and shift toward admissions exams more closely tied to the high school curriculum and achievement.

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The Associated Press, July 2008

Sixteen years after Barbie dolls declared, "Math class is tough!" girls are proving that when it comes to math they are just as tough as boys. In the largest study of its kind, girls measured up to boys in every grade, from second through eleventh.

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Education Week, August 2003

Michael Polonsky, a high school junior in this northern Virginia suburb, could have spent his summer vacation doing what he did last year-sleeping late, fiddling on his home computer, and just doing nothing. All things considered, though, he'd rather be in school.

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Education Week, 2011

After a year in the classroom with female teachers who say they are anxious about math, girls are more likely to share that attitude -- and score lower on tests, researchers say. Girls have long embraced the stereotype that they're not supposed to be good at math. It seems they may be getting the idea from a surprising source -- their female elementary school teachers.

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