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AZ Schools deal with stress in varied ways
AZ Republic ^ | Feb. 23, 2004 12:00 AM | Pat Kossan

Posted on 02/24/2004 9:30:10 AM PST by hsmomx3

Edited on 05/07/2004 5:22:17 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

High school sophomores throughout Arizona start taking the AIMS test Tuesday, and it's only natural that the students are experiencing pretest jitters.

Their high school diploma is riding on the test.

Members of the Class of 2006 are the first students who will not receive a high school diploma unless they pass the AIMS reading, writing and math sections by graduation day. Although this year's high school AIMS is easier and kids will get four more chances to take the test, principals know that about half of last year's sophomore flunked.


(Excerpt) Read more at azcentral.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: az; education; freemeals; meditation; schools; testing

1 posted on 02/24/2004 9:30:10 AM PST by hsmomx3
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If students pass this test as sophomores, they should be given their high school diplomas and turned loose to go to work or to college. Otherwise, they should refuse to take it, and should get their GEDs instead.
2 posted on 02/24/2004 1:51:52 PM PST by valkyrieanne
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