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Stacy Berg Dale and Alan Krueger dubbed the phenomenon of rejected college applicants succeeding in spite of their disappointment the 'Spielberg effect'.

My daughter recently announced, with dramatic emphasis, that she is now a second semester high school senior. This is an important milestone.

American schools, so often criticised, turn out more creative and less routinised individuals

Some educators say the system no longer fits in a standardised information age

No matter what your score, you are likely to find a college that suits you writes, Jay Mathews.

Like many parents, I have spent the past several years trying to figure out why so many of us and our children fret over getting into college when there is, at least in the United States, a surplus of good schools to choose from.

Most parents and students in the US believe that they should be allowed to use AP (Advanced Placement) or International Baccalaureate (IB) test results to rate AP or IB teachers and as a consequence encourage those teachers to do their utmost to prepare students for the college-level examinations.