Test scores may sell a neighborhood over another
Improving standardized test scores can boost a community's profile and property values, say business and real estate professionals. Maryland state test scores are driving people to areas with better-performing schools and can give a community a good reputation. They are also one of the first things a homebuyer may look at, experts say.
Sun (Baltimore), The | 07/26
This story published in ASCD SmartBrief on 07/29/2009
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