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Advantage Learning Systems announced an updated and improved release of STAR Reading, a computer-adaptive reading test for classroom use. The All-New STAR Reading features Response Theory, which produces more precise scores than the average traditional test, in under ten minutes. Additional information can be found at www.advlearn.com.

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