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1. does more money mean higher test scores?
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Why is it that a home schooled child graduates high shool two years earlier? Why does it only cost $500/year to home school? Why are teacher unions, administrators and politicians so againt home school? Why ...

2. SAT scores are in
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... student and staff information, and performance indicators like SAT scores. High Technology High School in Middletown topped the list of scores, with an average score of 2107, followed by the Morris County ...

3. Valentine’s Day love song that warms the heart
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... baby who can light the world with her toothless smile. Then a man who has solved far more complex problems in his professional life scores the final triumph: granddad gets the diaper's fasteners right. ...

4. ‘Cold Weather’ movie review: A low-key comedy/mystery
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... seem to enjoy their lives. Katz's camera doesn't move much — there are long takes of sitting on park benches or in cars, watching the windshield wipers — which underscores the sense that Doug is waiting ...

5. Kenneth Duckett sentenced to life in prison for murder of Monica Paul at Montclair YMCA
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... life in prison for the murder of Monica Paul, his ex-girlfriend and mother of his two children. On June 26, 2008, Duckett walked into the Montclair YMCA, where scores of children were swimming and playing, ...

6. Wells Fargo suffers setback in N.J. foreclosure case
(Money/Economy)

... questions about mortgage and foreclosure practices well before the collapse of the national housing bubble. The ruling underscores the issues that caused New Jersey Chief Justice Stuart Rabner to order ...

7. New Jersey students again outperform most of nation in science tests
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... raised some concerns about the nation's ability to compete. Even within the state, the latest scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress reinforce earlier findings of large gaps based ...

8. NJ mafia busts made by FBI in Edison and Kenilworth
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... crime families and families in New Jersey and New England, along with scores of mob associates and several union officials. RELATED: NJ mafia figures among 127 mobsters arrested in FBI crackdown on ...

9. Small business financing trends emerging in 2011
(Money/Economy)

... flexible with regards to credit scores.) Community-based lenders understand issues related to low personal and business credit scores and are usually less rigid in their funding parameters. Smaller ...

10. N.J. Consumer Affairs begins credit repair campaign
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... required payments in advance. The division also alleged that contrary to the company's representations and advertisements, consumers' credit scores were not raised nor was negative information eliminated ...

11. Par for the course
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... ever been (and say so all the time). The patients have nothing but good things to say (the satisfaction scores have increased with anesthesia) oh, and the hospital saved 4 million dollars a year in stipends ...

12. The problem is all education is currently based on standardized test scores
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The problem with Chris Christie's approach to education is that he is using standardized tests as a benchmark for performance. If you think this is a good idea, please do some reading on the subject. You'll ...

13. Gov. Christie brings teacher tenure into focus with Michelle Rhee at State of the State Address
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... still exists between wealthy and poor districts despite massive amounts of money being poured into poor districts in an attempt to raise test scores and graduation rates. He said he'll call for more charter ...

14. Chris Christie shows his political genius in first State of the State address
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... Christie said money doesn't equal better achievement, noting New Jersey spends an average of $17,600 per student – more than any other state – but doesn't post the test scores to match that national ranking. ...

15. very concerned
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... is not the same. What will happen is a lot of cheating. Changing test scores, giving answers. This I'm sure is done in a lot of areas anyway. Let/s be real. ...

16. NJEA president offers to meet with Gov. Christie on his education proposals
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... responded, "His education agenda continues to rest on the assumption that standardized test scores are the most important measure of learning. Despite mountains of evidence showing that assumption is deeply ...

17. Why does New Jersey tolerate educational failure at such a high cost to taxpayers?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... third-graders failed to achieve proficient scores, compared to 21.4 percent for Asian students and 31 percent for whites." So do these test results prove that the ELC is right, more money is needed to ...

18. New Jersey’s low-income students lag behind in language and math tests
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... New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge test reveal language arts scores are lower than they were in earlier testing. Math scores showed some small increases in the early years, but scores declined ...

19. Lady Liberty's Scandal
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... and the community. Oh, and by the way after relocating to Arizona my wife joined the staff of a Charter school in the Southwest....and consistently brings in some of the top AIMS scores in the elementary ...

20. New Year’s resolutions for small business owners
(Money/Economy)

... credit scores Personal credit scores impact business owners seeking capital. If you are looking to secure financing in 2011, it is important to know that lenders can access your personal credit history ...