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USC beats UCLA in U.S. News & World Report rankings

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After a long and steady climb, it's the first time the Trojans' campus has bested its Westwood rival in the annual listing.

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Test scores buoy school administrators

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Area educators are encouraged by student performance on the latest state-mandated End of Instruction tests.

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Foreign Language Courses, Brushing Up or Immersion

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For continuing education students, a variety of options for foreign language classes are available, including online learning.

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Putting New Tools in Students' Hands

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Two young designers from San Francisco have set up an innovative design-and-build program at a high school in one of North Carolina's poorest areas.

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Oklahoma ACT test scores remain static

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Oklahoma students scored very close to national averages on the ACT, but very few met the college-readiness benchmarks in all four test subject areas, according to a report released Wednesday.

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TU leads state in higher ed rankings

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Oklahoma colleges jostled around in the rankings for best schools this year, with the University of Tulsa still leading in the state but dropping by five slots from last year, according to the U.S. News & World Report.

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Small college in Chickasha named best regional value by national magazine

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U.S. News and World Report's college rankings garnered the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha national attention as a great buy, while naming Oral Roberts University in Tulsa to the undesirable list of schools that are graduating seniors with the most debt.

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Teachers hope science emphasis will help overcome lagging interest, lower test scores

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Children seem to delight in science. They ask why the sky is blue and how birds fly. But that early interest doesn't always make it into the classroom. Science becomes a stumbling block for some students, schools and even school districts.

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Where’s the rigor in U.S. schools?

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Justin Snider -- Part of the problem with talk about “rigor” is that no one really seems to know or agree on what the word means. Governors boast of the rigors of their K-12 educational systems, while every principal proclaims his or her school “rigorous.” The Common Core Standards, meanwhile, “include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills.”

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Oklahoma ACT scores continue to lag, particularly in math

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Oklahoma Editorial -- The upside when it comes to the class of 2010's ACT scores is that more Oklahoma students than ever took the test. That gives us hope that more are considering continuing their education beyond high school. But whether they're academically ready for that leap remains a troubling question.

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More Md., Va. students taking ACT for college entrance, data show

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An increasing number of Maryland and Virginia high school students are taking the ACT college entrance test in a region where the SAT has long been dominant, according to data released Wednesday.

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More Oklahoma seniors taking ACT than ever

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State education officials say the scores of Oklahoma high school seniors on the ACT exam remained steady at 20.7, but more students are taking the test than ever before.

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Richardson High School physics instructor has teaching down to a science

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Mr. Hademenos is able to teach students the most complex scientific concepts in a way that they can all understand, and he often uses humor, hands-on activities, and real-world applications to hook his learners," said Kimberly Bearden, executive director of The Ron Clark Academy.

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The Unprepared

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Ed Kelley -- Too many young Oklahomans aren't ready for college.

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TU building projects are booming

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The University of Tulsa is hoping to put students on the cutting edge of computer science and electrical engineering with the planned J. Newton Rayzor Hall.

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USC beats UCLA in U.S. News & World Report rankings

Test scores buoy school administrators

Foreign Language Courses, Brushing Up or Immersion

Putting New Tools in Students' Hands

Oklahoma ACT test scores remain static

TU leads state in higher ed rankings

Small college in Chickasha named best regional value by national magazine

Teachers hope science emphasis will help overcome lagging interest, lower test scores

Where’s the rigor in U.S. schools?

Oklahoma ACT scores continue to lag, particularly in math

More Md., Va. students taking ACT for college entrance, data show

More Oklahoma seniors taking ACT than ever

Richardson High School physics instructor has teaching down to a science

The Unprepared

TU building projects are booming

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