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Alison Starling's baby: DNA ancestry test 23andME
ABC7’s Alison Starling decided to dig into her past to learn about the future of her unborn baby girl. It’s all about new research and the surprises of DNA.
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Montgomery County test scores: School district looks into scores
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In January, 62 percent of Montgomery County students failed the first semester final in geometry. Sixty one percent failed the algebra one final.
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Eight local schools among Post's 100 most challenging
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Eight D.C.-area high schools have been ranked in the top 100 of this year's Washington Post list of most challenging high schools and secondary schools in the United States.
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D.C. school cheating may have been more widespread, memo suggests
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D.C. school officials have long maintained that its cheating scandal was limited to just one school, but the USA Today report indicates that dozens of schools citywide changed answers on standardized tests.
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Atlanta cheating scandal, 3 dozen indicted
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The 35 defendants accused in one of the nation's largest test-cheating scandals have until Tuesday to turn themselves in to authorities in Fulton County, Georgia.
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DC to weigh standardized testing integrity bill
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Councilmember David Catania introduced the testing integrity bill on Tuesday. He says standardized tests in the district must be "beyond reproach."
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Kaya Henderson denies D.C. schools widespread cheating
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D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson is continuing to vehemently deny that widespread cheating on standardized tests occurred in her schools.
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D.C. test scores see dramatic drop
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Dramatic drops in test scores for some D.C. schools are bringing scores from years past into question.
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Some Prince William County students must retake standardized tests
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More than two dozen Prince William County students have been forced to retake standardized tests after several teachers were found to have given too much help to students during the examinations.
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HIV over-the-counter test approved by FDA
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A newly approved over-the-counter HIV test will allow Americans to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their homes.
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D.C. looks to hire firm to review test scores
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An outside firm is being hired to check for irregularities in standardized test scores among District of Columbia students.
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D.C. sex education test the first of its kind in America
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District of Columbia public schools are planning to test students on their knowledge of human sexuality, contraception and drug use this spring. It's the first standardized test of its kind in the country.
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D.C. officials awaiting tests results for Anacostia River
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District of Columbia officials are hoping to learn exactly what the substance was that sparked fears of an oil spill on the Anacostia River.
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Md. education officials to review standardized test scores
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Maryland education officials are set to hear analysis of the results of the latest batch of standardized tests for elementary and middle school students.
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D.C. teacher's union chief to meet with Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson
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The head of the Washington Teachers' Union says he plans to meet this week D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson to discuss exceptions for teachers fired last week because of poor evaluations.
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D.C. standardized test scores released amid cheating questions
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District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray and education leaders released the latest batch of standardized test scores.
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D.C. schools cheating scandal: U.S. Education Department joins probe
CommentThe U.S. Education Department has joined an investigation into allegations that big gains in the District of Columbia schools' standardized test scores may have been the result of cheating.
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