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New Index Will Score Graduate Students' Personality Traits
The Educational Testing Service wanted to help graduate school applicants prove they are more than a set of test scores. So it developed a tool to rate students across a broad sweep of traits -- creativity, teamwork, integrity -- that admission tests don't measure.
 
Speaking to Generation Nexus: Guru Explains Gens X, Y, Boomer To One Another (Post, July 9, 2009)
 
Preparing for More Than a Quiz: Korean-Inspired 'Cram Schools' Still Pile On Tests But Also Help Young Students Navigate U.S. Lifestyle (Post, July 5, 2009)
 
Number of Black Male Teachers Belies Their Influence (Post, July 4, 2009)
 
Southeastern Ceremony May Be Turning Point: University Facing Closure or Merger (Post, June 29, 2009)
 
Hoop Dreams Comes To the End of Its Run: Nonprofit a Victim of Soured Economy (Post, June 27, 2009)
 
Some Professors' Jitters Over Twitter Are Easing: Discussions Expand In and Out of Class (Post, June 26, 2009)
 
DREAM ACT: Students Stage Mock Graduation To Advocate for Undocumented (Post, June 24, 2009)
 
Breaking the Cycle: With Fairfax Program's Aid, Teen Mom of 2 Balances Education, Parenting (Post, June 20, 2009)
 
So Many Dreams, So Many Diplomas: Virginia Offers Various Degree Programs Tailored to Students' Ambitions (Post, June 18, 2009)
 
Graduate Finds Inner Drive To Achieve: Despite Serious Learning Disabilities, Great Falls Teen Fulfills Dream of College (Post, June 18, 2009)
 
Two Years of Hard Lessons For D.C. Schools' Agent of Change (Post, June 14, 2009)
 
An Anxious Parent's Path To Becoming An Advocate: Woman Helps Lead Class On Mental Disorders (Post, June 14, 2009)
 
Inspired Iranians Show Up To Vote: Area Polls Report High Turnout to Select Leader (Post, June 13, 2009)
 
U-Va. President Says He Will Step Down: Casteen Helped Raise School's Profile (Post, June 13, 2009)
 
A History Lesson in a Name: Integration Fight Echoes in Debate Over School (Post, June 11, 2009)
 
With Less Cash, Grad Parties Have Less Splash: Costs of Senior Year's Traditions Put the Squeeze on Celebrating (Post, June 7, 2009)
 
Campaign Targets In-State Colleges: Candidates Offer Funding Options (Post, June 5, 2009)
 
Embracing the Brazen Image: College Dropout's Career as Video Artist Takes Off (Post, June 2, 2009)
 
Community Colleges Get Student Influx In Bad Times (Post, May 31, 2009)
 
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS: Fewer Than 1,500 Haven't Passed Md. Tests (Post, May 28, 2009)
 
A Life Lost, a Plan Derailed, A Fiancee Left in Limbo: In the Army, There's No Form to Verify Love (Post, May 25, 2009)
 
As Seniors Graduate, Debate Continues on Exit Exams: Evidence Lacking That Set of 4 Tests Is Beneficial (Post, May 25, 2009)
 
Colleges Consider 3-Year Degrees To Save Undergrads Time, Money (Post, May 23, 2009)
 
Liberty U. Drops Democratic Club: Party's Views Conflict With Those of College, Administrators Say (Post, May 23, 2009)
 
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