tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080810077934671689.comments2010-02-27T18:50:43.671-08:00Urban Education Policy and ResearchElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640753265870782651noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080810077934671689.post-55670953609101496152010-02-27T18:50:43.671-08:002010-02-27T18:50:43.671-08:00I wonder if there is a difference in students who ...I wonder if there is a difference in students who have paid for the exams and those that have not. I also wonder if there is a difference in students who have taken the corresponding AP course for the exam that they are taking. I only took the exams for the courses that I was in. I got either 4s or 5s on my exams and received college credit. I don't think I would've felt as though I wasn't college worthy if I didn't get credit for the exams, but I do think that I would've felt as though I wasted my time in an AP course when I could've taken a far easier class. <br /><br />I didn't hear about the CLEP exam in high school. It might have something to do with the fact that the CLEP cost less than an AP test. And the CLEP can get you up to 12 credits, while the AP exam only gets you 3. <br /><br />I also don't think that my college accepted the CLEP exam for credit - just the AP exams and the IB.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640753265870782651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080810077934671689.post-245393355125298662010-02-06T15:29:20.000-08:002010-02-06T15:29:20.000-08:00NZBsRus.comEscape Slow Downloads Using NZB Downloa...<b>NZBsRus.com</b><br>Escape Slow Downloads Using NZB Downloads You Can Rapidly Search Movies, PC Games, MP3s, Software & Download Them @ Rapid Rates<br><br><a href="http://www.nzbsrus.com" rel="nofollow"><b>Usenet</b></a>FisleseHeethyhttp://www.nzbsrus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080810077934671689.post-32683674557201262312010-01-12T03:45:29.000-08:002010-01-12T03:45:29.000-08:00Is it a STEM problem, or is there a more pervasive...Is it a STEM problem, or is there a more pervasive and insidious problem driving the STEM problem? I wrote a quickie blog post that calls into question how successful a STEM push can be without focus on reading/literacy. <br><br>I wonder if by investing so heavily in STEM if we'll actually see the achievement gap widen, further separating those who can barely read, for example, from those who are already at grade level but maybe needed a little nudge in the STEM direction.Samantha A. Murraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080810077934671689.post-72103710762165142002010-01-13T16:25:19.000-08:002010-01-13T16:25:19.000-08:00It definitely isn't a STEM problem. Its an ove...It definitely isn't a STEM problem. Its an overall education problem. Students aren't prepared to enter STEM majors because the courses that they are taking in high school, or lack thereof. Many of these courses are required for them to enter a four-year college (i.e.: 4 years of science, 4 years of math, etc.). <br>I don't think you can push STEM without focusing on reading/literacy. How would scientists and engineers do their literature reviews? Or convey their ideas to the rest of the world? Reading/literacy is fundamental for all majors. <br>I think that if we continue to push STEM, we need to do also ensure that students are college ready as well (not only STEM ready).er2011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080810077934671689.post-58312027365283561342009-09-17T20:34:29.000-07:002009-09-17T20:34:29.000-07:00[...] the original post here: Early Childhood Educ...[...] the original post here: Early Childhood Education News, income [...]Early Childhood Education | LatNet.BIZ Internet Business Newshttp://latnet.biz/early-childhood-educationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080810077934671689.post-80870569251032831232009-04-10T06:31:36.000-07:002009-04-10T06:31:36.000-07:00You are absolutely right about this issue of compa...You are absolutely right about this issue of compatibility within and between states. I agree that the infrastructure is the primary need at this point. But as we both know, higher education is facing a similar set of data collection and data sharing challenges. <br><br>The reality is that the K-12 and higher education systems are disjointed. We have seen in recent years, however, efforts to align and connect the two (early college and dual enrollment initiatives, P-16 councils, etc). I would hope, then, that in these data discussions, stakeholders and policymakers review an implementation analysis that takes into consideration what it would take to simultaneously handle the separate challenges associated with K-12 and higher education improving their data systems and the joint challenge of coordinating the two.Samantha A. Murraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080810077934671689.post-42984402503151204342009-04-02T20:28:19.000-07:002009-04-02T20:28:19.000-07:00[...] Higher Education for Illegal Immigrants « Ec...[...] Higher Education for Illegal Immigrants « Economics of Education [...]Higher Education for Illegal Immigrants « Economics of Educationhttp://debtdeficit.com/higher-education-for-illegal-immigrants-%c2%ab-economics-of-education/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080810077934671689.post-1995766336092131302009-03-25T10:41:14.000-07:002009-03-25T10:41:14.000-07:00Amen! I'll come back later with a more academ...Amen! I'll come back later with a more academic response.Samantha A. Murraynoreply@blogger.com