Fatigue blamed for drop in SAT scores
The College Board advisory committee discusses possible changes after a notable decline in SAT scores among incoming freshmen. Fatigue on the lengthened exam, added writing section, and administration timing are debated amid reports of declines at UC system and La Salle University.
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New York City
Massachusetts
College
University of
California
la Salle University
Philadelphia
Bob Voss
la Salle
Chiara Coletti
Jeff Olson
Kaplan
Olson
MacGowan
SAT Scores Trend Dips After Recent Rises in 2006
Early SAT data for 2006 show mean scores slipping by 4 to 5 points, with potential for further declines. The trend reverses a period of rising math and verbal scores, reflecting a possible shift in performance across sections.
Mayo doctors separate conjoined twin girls in seven hour surgery
Mayo Clinic surgeons in Rochester Minnesota separated 5 month old twins Abbigail and Isabelle Carlsen joined at the chest and abdomen after a seven hour operation. Surgeons said the liver diaphragm pancreas and part of an intestine were shared and that there is a 90 to 95 percent chance of survival for both. About 30 medical staff participated with Amy and Jesse Carlsen of Fargo ND present.
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Mayo Clinic
Abbigail
Isabelle Carlsen
Lee Rase
Amy
Jesse Carlsen
Fargo
N.D
Fletcher vows to finish term amid Kentucky indictment
Governor Ernie Fletcher says he will complete his first term and seek a second despite misdemeanor charges alleging criminal reward of state jobs to supporters. He urges cabinet members to stay focused while his legal case looms and criticizes the probe as politically motivated.
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Frankfort
Ernie Fletcher
Attorney General
Fletcher
Greg Stumbo
Hall
Stumbo
Dole urges calling today’s troops Greatest Generation
In Little Rock, Bob Dole says modern soldiers earning praise in Iraq and elsewhere deserve the Greatest Generation label. He cites Walter Reed visits, notes his own WWII wounds, and recalls Thanksgiving with a triple amputee. mentions Tammy Duckworth’s service and congressional run.
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Little Rock
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U.S
Iraq
Dole
Tom Brokaw
Dmz
Afghanistan
Elizabeth Dole
North Carolina
Army
Tammy Duckworth
Congress
Illinois
Small plane crashes by Georgia house kill two
A two-seat 1971 Cessna 150L crashed beside a Cumming, Georgia house Friday morning. Forsyth County authorities said both passengers were likely killed instantly. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen identified the aircraft as the two-seat single-engine Cessna 150L.
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Cumming
Forsyth County
Sheriff's Department
Frank Huggins
Federal Aviation Administration
Kathleen Bergen
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21St St. Lorain
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