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A story and two questions on the New York state English exam taken by eighth-graders this week has stumped many — including Jeopardy! star Ken Jennings. The story — titled The Pineapple and the Hare — was included in a New York Daily News story about the consternation the questions have caused.

Dramatic improvement in 11th grade TAKS scores; 94 percent of third-grade students pass reading exam AUSTIN – Showing a dramatic improvement in performance, 72 percent of Texas’ high school juniors met the higher standards set by the state and passed all tests taken on the exit-level Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) this spring. Last year, only 49 percent of the juniors passed all tests taken. The overall passing rates on TAKS, which is given in grades 3-11, increased virtually across the board this year. Ninety-four percent of the state’s third-grade students who took the English or Spanish version...

Thanks, Gov. Bush. ------------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: Jeb Bush To: [summer] Date: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:45 PM Subject: RE: quick question Opportunity scholarship students must take the FCAT grades 3-10. The information on the test goes only to the parent and is not published. Private schools are not graded. The majority of students in private school are using the McKay scholarship. They don't have to take the test. The corporate tax credit students don't have to take the test either. Jeb Bush ------------------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: [summer] Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:18 PM To: Jeb Bush Subject: quick...