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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A national educational testing company criticized for mistakes in grading proficiency exams of more than 700 Nevada high school students has been given an $18 million extension on its contracts. The state Board of Examiners, chaired by Gov. Kenny Guinn, voted Tuesday to approve contracts for Harcourt Educational Measurement to continue developing and grading tests for Nevada's elementary and high school students. The Harcourt contracts are with the state Board of Education, which levied a $425,000 fine against the company that mistakenly informed 736 high school sophomores and juniors they had failed the high school...

BILINGUAL BUST CONTINUES ITS DRAG ON OUR SCHOOLS Are you one of those who thinks your state is isolated from the impact of the huge influx of immigrants (both legal and illegal) into the US over the past few decades? Think again because even the zealously pro-immigrant New York Times has gone front page with an account of how our public schools are buckling under the weight of the biggest wave of immigration our nation has ever seen. The number of students with limited English proficiency, mostly Latinos, has grown to five million over ten years. States such as North...