State education officials say that they have not made it easier to pass the tests, and that the scoring thresholds have dropped for a simple reason: the test questions themselves have actually become harder.
Synopsis. American gymnast Shawn Johnson was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 19, 1992. Sixteen years later, she won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics, which took place in Beijing, China. After winning season 8 of Dancing with the Stars in 2009, Johnson began training for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Brief Character History. Shawn-Douglas is the oldest surviving child of Bo and Hope Brady. In 1990, Shawn D. was playing with some friends at a Jencon Oil site and fell into a pipe, which resulted in him losing his hearing. Shawn D befriended his doctor, Carly Manning, who taught him and his dad sign language. Shawn-Douglas eventually regained his hearing.