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Title: Using futureforce Nebraska to shape manufacturing curriculum: education partners with business and industry in Nebraska to assist in the state's economic growth.(MANUFACTURING)
Author: Tony Glenn
Publication: Techniques (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 82Issue: 3Page: 25(3)

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This digital document is an article from Phi Delta Kappan, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2006. The length of the article is 3064 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Nebraska STARS: achieving results: despite being pressured to adopt a statewide test--and raising eyebrows for not doing so--Nebraska continues to believe in the superiority of local assessments. And, as the authors report, that belief has been vindicated by several years' worth of data showing improved student performance.(A SPECIAL SECTION ON T*E*S*T*I*N*G)(School-based Teacher-led Assessment and Reporting System)
Author: Pat Roschewski
Publication: Phi Delta Kappan (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 87Issue: 6Page: 433

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This digital document is an article from Phi Delta Kappan, published by Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1982 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A SPECIAL SECTION ON HIGH-STAKES TESTING: Nebraska STARS Line Up.
Author: Pat Roschewski
Publication: Phi Delta Kappan (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2003
Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.
Volume: 84Issue: 7Page: 517

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