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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait - new to this. Why does it make sense to have different cutoffs from different states? Isn't this supposed to be a "Merit" award??[/quote] It makes sense because the NM people want every state substantially represented. If it we purely based on the raw numbers, then most winners would be concentrated in a smaller number of states. I suppose you also could make arguments that children in a low performing state (like Mississippi for example) who manage to meet the top-1% cutoff score are actually overcoming significant obstacles in reaching that score, and so deserve just as much kudos as children who reach a higher score in a more advantaged state.[/quote]
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