Another is to publish the percentage marks scored, or to show the grade gained on each bit of the exam.

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Short-term business debt levels continue to expand in the first quarter alongside higher aggregate industrial output data, Fed reports show, even as high-grade issuers continue to refinance short-term debt balances at a steady clip this year.

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The Madness concert was followed on BBC Four by Goodbye Television Centre, a two-hour show hosted by former BBC Chairman Michael Grade.

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During the show, a group of 5th-grade students is on stage to rescue the adult if he or she is stumped by a toughie.

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Grade 4 students were the only ones to show long-term increases, from 204 to 207 between 1970 and 1996.

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In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children, like Georgia or Oklahoma, studies show students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job, and form more stable families of their own.

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In response, companies have issued a record year-to-date amount of high-grade bonds in the U.S., Thomson Reuters data show.

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In about one in 10 cases a new grade level was given, a similar level to last year, government statistics show.

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The data in the Digest show that school systems are reaching more children but losing them due to inefficiencies, which lead to grade repetition and early school leaving.

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Hill began tap dancing at age 3, and while still in grade school, he starred in the title role of the Tony-Award winning Broadway show, "The Tap Dance Kid, " during its national tour.

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