21.   SAT scores are rising rapidly at North Adams State College, which three years ago decided to become a smaller, more selective institution.

22.   School test scores are rising as parents and teachers increase their efforts to help children learn.

23.   --Schools lose money and hundreds risk a takeover by the state if scores do not rise sufficiently.

24.   Scores rose fastest and highest for test-takers who identified themselves as Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islanders.

25.   So students who stick with it should see their scores rise.

26.   Test scores are rising.

27.   Test scores are rising nationwide.

28.   Test scores are rising, if glacially, and Daley has made the schools the cornerstone of his reelection campaign and his plans for the next four years.

29.   The reason the gap did not narrow is only that white scores rose even more.

30.   Then, if standardized test scores do not rise in the district by a predetermined percentage, the superintendent could be ousted.