DT> RM>CB>SAT scores rose modestly in 1996, an improvement AFT president
DT> RM>CB>Albert Shanker attributes to a renewed emphasis in schools on 
DT> the
DT> RM>CB>academic core curriculum. The average math score rose two 
DT> points,
DT> RM>CB>to 508, while verbal scores were up a point, to 505.
DT> 
DT> RM>This, of course, is silly... A 1 or 2 point change is just
DT> RM>background "noise", as it only represents something like a
DT> RM>0.2% - 0.4% change - Random fluctuation.....
DT> 
DT> 
DT> Beats dropping.......How significantly do individual scores have to 
DT> improve for the overall score to show any improvement?  
    A _lot_ more.  Would you consider your kid's grades "significantly" 
improved if his average moved up from 68% to 69%?
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