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On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 07:25:31 -0400 Karen Reeds <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> A slightly related question (based on one small bit of
> observation)--Do school group visits to museums pick up markedly
> once the standardized testing week is over?

Yes. And it's not coincidental - in our state, the tests are administered
in the fall, and test week (and weeks immediately prior) are a dead zone.
Business, for us at least, always takes an upswing once they're done.

Jonah Cohen
Outreach & Public Programs Manager
Science Center of Connecticut

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