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Here's When SAT Will Go Completely Online, College Board Says Here's When SAT Will Go Completely Online, College Board Says
Here's When SAT Will Go Completely Online, College Board Says The SAT, a standardized test used for college admissions, is set to move to a completely digital format. Students outside of the United States will start taking the SAT digitally in 2023, and in the US, the digital test will start being administered in 2024, the College Board announced on Tuesday, Jan. 25. According to the announcement, a variety of other changes will be made to the exam.  The digital test will be shortened to about two hours instead of three, with shorter reading passages and topics that "will reflect a wider range of topics that represent the works students read in …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Around Westchester Schools: Teacher Hits High, Caped Heroes, Math Whiz Talent Shines Around Westchester Schools: Teacher Hits High, Caped Heroes, Math Whiz Talent Shines
Around Westchester Schools: Teacher Hits High, Caped Heroes, Math Whiz Talent Shines A Westchester teacher has earned the country's highest certification and she's done it in record time. Bronxville High School teacher Beth Agarabi spent 160 hours over a year and received a National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. While most teachers who pursue the certification are allowed three years to complete the required coursework, Agarabi earned the certification in just one year. Entirely voluntary, this advanced teaching credential was designed to develop, retain and recognize accomplished teachers. Available in K-12 education,…

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by Donna Christopher
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New Canaan Students Prove They're Smart Thanks To 'Robust Curriculum And Instruction' New Canaan Students Prove They're Smart Thanks To 'Robust Curriculum And Instruction'
New Canaan Students Prove They're Smart Thanks To 'Robust Curriculum And Instruction' New Canaan's "Smarter Balanced Assessment" results are the best in Connecticut. Jill Correnty, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, presented the New Canaan Public Schools (NCPS) 2019 Student Assessment Results to the Board of Education (BOE) at a BOE meeting held on Oct. 21 at New Canaan High School.  Correnty reported that this year’s results of the Smarter Balanced Assessment, a state-required test given annually to students in grades 3 through 8, yielded some of the best scoring results to date. The assessment is designed to test students…

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by Donna Christopher
Obituaries
Longtime WestConn Professor Who Lived In Ridgefield, Redding, Danbury Dies At 94 Longtime WestConn Professor Who Lived In Ridgefield, Redding, Danbury Dies At 94
Longtime WestConn Professor Who Lived In Ridgefield, Redding, Danbury Dies At 94 A retired professor at Western Connecticut State University where a math scholarship is named in his honor has died. Edwin Arthur Rosenberg, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science died Saturday, May 25 in Natick, Mass. He was 94. Rosenberg lived in Ridgefield, Redding and Danbury, and most recently was a resident of Whitney Place in Natick, Massachusetts. Born Sept. 4, 1924, Rosenberg was a meteorologist during World War II. He married Carol Eichberg Corn in 1946, graduated from MIT in 1947, then earned an MBA from NYU and a master's in teaching at Columbi…

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by Donna Christopher
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Our Lady Of Fatima School Teacher Battling Cancer Our Lady Of Fatima School Teacher Battling Cancer
Our Lady Of Fatima School Teacher Battling Cancer Geri Galasso says she’s not special. But her students are quick to disagree, according to a story reported at www.thehour.com. In fact, they say the cheery mathematics and eighth-grade homeroom teacher is the one who makes Our Lady of Fatima School in Wilton special.  She helps them understand how to add and subtract integers, with her Galasso Golden Rule: “Keep, Add, Change.” She exemplifies the “Fatima Difference” by exhibiting faith, knowledge and respect. And she is readily available to listen and to offer encouragement, like the time Anthony broke his foot a few days before the 11th an…

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