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Will Sarah Palin Lower Your Sat Essay Practice Question Score

Someone asked me a great sat essay questions “Is using Sarah Palin as an example a good idea in my SAT Essay?” Here s how I responded: Despite this being an election year talking about politics in your SAT Essay, even an amazing historic event such as the nomination of Sarah Palin as McCain s […]

Why High School Rankings Are Not Enough?

Now that lists of high school rankings are being published in the media, parents, teachers, and students will no doubt be wondering where “their” school ranks on the list. The lists of high school rankings are based on student test results. I would argue that the criteria for what makes a high school a good […]

California High Schools

California High Schools
California high schools range, like most across the nation, from those high in standards to those severely lacking?in quality, in tools and materials, and in morale.
But as a community college instructor who taught at-risk students from the ?feeder? California high schools in the summer, I would like to focus on the quality institutions?using […]