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• Pencils down: More U.S. colleges drop standardized tests
• Connecticut, Chinese students study global trade together
• Why Schools Need More Teachers of Color—for White Students

Pencils down: More U.S. colleges drop standardized tests Posted: 16 Aug 2015 11:00 AM PDT Don't worry, a growing number of U.S. schools are scrapping standardized test scores as part of admission. Washington, D.C.'s George Washington University last month joined more than 850 U.S. colleges and universities that no longer require applicants to take the SAT or ACT, tests that have been a feature of American student life for decades. Proponents of making the tests optional say the switch can help schools become more diverse and admit students who will thrive even though they may have lagged other applicants on scores.

Connecticut, Chinese students study global trade together Posted: 16 Aug 2015 07:11 AM PDT The trading relationship involving hundreds of billions of dollars in imports and exports between the United States and China is hard to grasp, but it hasn't deterred 36 high school students from Wallingford ...

Why Schools Need More Teachers of Color—for White Students Posted: 06 Aug 2015 05:30 AM PDT Noah Caruso, 17, calls South Philadelphia home. Known for cheesesteaks, pizza, and bakeries, South Philly is a close-knit, largely Italian American neighborhood where much of the population has traditionally shared the same background, culture, and race. Though an influx of immigrants has made the area more diverse in recent decades, South Philly, like the rest of the city, remains highly segregated. Caruso's predominantly white community was echoed at his middle school, Christopher Columbus Charter School, where he says all of his teachers were white like him, as were virtually all of his classmates. It was against this backdrop that Caruso enrolled in Science Leadership Academy (SLA)—a public magnet high school in the city—and landed in the freshman English class of Matthew Kay, his first black teacher.

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