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  • August 2008

    • Test Prep Firm Accidentally Publishes Student Data

      New York Times  |  Aug 19, 08 12:09 PM CDT

      Test Prep Firm Accidentally Publishes Student Data

      (Newser) - An error in the Princeton Review’s website left personal information and standardized test scores for tens of thousands of students exposed on the internet for 7 weeks, the New York Times reports after a rival test-prep firm informed the newspaper. Data on 34,000 students from Sarasota, Fla., and another 74,000 in Fairfax County, Va., were available before the company closed it off. More »

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      Florida  • SAT  • tests  • college preparation  • Princeton Review  • security breach

  • July 2008

    • Iran Tests Missile in Gulf in 'Warning' to US

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 9, 08 6:58 AM CDT

      Iran Tests Missile in Gulf in 'Warning' to US

      (Newser) - Iran demonstrated its military might today by firing nine long- and medium-range missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, which 40% of the world's oil passes through. Reports on Iranian television said that one of the weapons fired was the Shahab-3 missile, which has a range of 1,250 miles. The White House reacted by saying that Iran must end missile tests "if they truly seek to gain the trust of the world." More »

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      Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • missile  • Strait of Hormuz  • tests

    • Arrivederci to AP Italian? Not So Fast, Educators Say

      Washington Post  |  Jul 3, 08 3:24 PM CDT

      Arrivederci to AP Italian? Not So Fast, Educators Say

      (Newser) - Italian-American groups, outraged the Advanced Placement course in Italian language and culture could soon be shelved, have mobilized to save it. The College Board, which administers the AP program, plans to cut the $84 test and three others because of meager enrollment and funding. “We cannot have the Italian program eliminated,” one advocate tells the Washington Post . It’s “too important to us.” More »

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      college board  • tests  • college preparation  • Italian Americans  • Italian

  • June 2008

    • 6K Nabbed in GMAT Cheating Scandal

      BusinessWeek  |  Jun 29, 08 6:04 PM CDT

      6K Nabbed in GMAT Cheating Scandal

      (Newser) - More than 6,000 students are embroiled in a cheating scandal that could cost them their place at one of the nation’s business schools, BusinessWeek reports. The prospective MBA students were members of ScoreTop.com, a test-prep site that featured current GMAT questions. Test publisher GMAC sued the company, later winning $2.3 million, its domain name, and access to key data. More »

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      student  • cheating  • tests  • test score  • GMAC  • GMAT

    • High School Test Cheat Could Face 38 Years

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 18, 08 4:21 AM CDT

      High School Test Cheat Could Face 38 Years

      (Newser) - A student at an Orange County high school faces 69 felony charges and a possible 38 years in prison for a scheme to alter grades, the Los Angeles Times reports. The locked-up 18-year-old is accused of breaking into his school repeatedly, hacking into computers, and changing test scores and records for himself and 12 other students. Prosecutors say he emailed copies of tests to dozens of others. More »

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      high school  • cheating  • high school students  • tests  • Orange County

    • Grueling Gaokao Tests China's College Seekers

      Slate  |  Jun 8, 08 7:06 AM CDT

      Grueling Gaokao Tests China's College Seekers

      (Newser) - At least 10 million high school students in China are taking the grueling gaokao , or "high test," to win a coveted spot at college. It’s a two-day ordeal that covers everything students have learned for a dozen years. It also shuts down neighborhoods, redirects traffic, and determines which kids grab the 5.7 million university openings available in 2009. More »

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      China  • economy  • education  • university  • Chinese economy  • tests  • educational testing

  • February 2008

    • Citizenship Test Just Too Tough for Most Brits

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Feb 1, 08 7:40 PM CST

      Citizenship Test Just Too Tough for Most Brits

      (Newser) - Should would-be immigrants to the United Kingdom be required to know the population of Wales when a majority of Britons don't? Only one in seven natives would pass the test required to get a passport, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The government says the bar should be set high even as critics say it's prohibitively so. More »

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      Great Britain  • immigration  • citizenship  • tests

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