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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Coulter, Amber <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday,
September 14, 2004 4:27 PM<BR><B>Subject:</B> State of Oklahoma Sees Some
Improvement in National Report Card (State Regents News
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<H5><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">State
of </SPAN></FONT></B>Oklahoma Sees Some Improvement in National Report Card</H5>
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A national higher education study released today shows progress in
</SPAN></FONT></B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Oklahoma</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"> in three of five areas measured, with one remaining
the same and one declining. Each category has been tracked for several years,
and the state of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Oklahoma</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"> has ongoing programs to address higher education’s
performance…</SPAN></H5>
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