• Battling for math education

    Seattle Post Intelligencer - In contrast, a team of Washington math teachers, college educators, professionals and parents associated with a regional group called Where's The Math have created an alternate set of standards, the Washington Exemplary Mathematics Standards: 2008 ...
    2008-02-11 03:58:00
  • Music beckons maths whiz

    Hawke's Bay Today - HE might be top of the world in mathematics, but Hugh McHugh would rather be topping the charts. The Lindisfarne College Year 12 pupil scored 100 per cent in Cambridge University's International AS-Level mathematics paper last year. But the bright ...
    2008-02-12 05:37:00
  • Popular UT fads cause irritation

    Daily Beacon Online - ... using it, then I never would have migrated from Webmail. But I kept getting e-mails over the summer that made the move sound imperative, so I made the leap. Thanks, OIT, and you too, Microsoft. Swell work. — Tim Weatherall is a senior in mathematics ...
    2008-02-12 06:27:00
  • Social Media: Made for a Recession

    ClickZ - He also has a blog , where he expands on his ClickZ columns. Dave holds a BS in physics and mathematics from the State University of New York/College at Brockport and serves on the Advisory Board with ad:tech and the Measurement and Metrics Council ...
    2008-02-12 07:03:00
  • Jazz great Brubeck still playing outside time

    AccessAtlanta - The man who introduced higher mathematics to jazz has trouble with technology. This thing called an iPod? Not sure what it is, says Dave Brubeck, 87, but he's just taped a podcast for Apple. The Internet gizmo? Amazing! The other day he saw a ...
    2008-02-12 07:24:00
  • Making the HR practices produce innovative workforce – Part II

    GhanaHomePage - Seth Oppong * Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology is one-third mathematics, one-third business and one-third psychology. In fact, I/O psychology is all about applying psychology to the workplace. Views expressed by the author(s) do not ...
    2008-02-12 09:05:00
  • Kokomo student boasts perfect ACT score

    Kokomo Tribune - To earn a perfect composite score, Chaung, 17, had to score perfect 36s on each of the four ACT subtests, which include English, mathematics, reading and science reasoning. Chaung is the son of Johnny and Gina Chaung of Kokomo. He has a brother, Shawn ...
    2008-02-12 08:00:00
  • Academy open to Macomb's top students

    Macomb Daily - The program provides an extensive and balanced education that includes languages, mathematics, technology, science, humanities and the arts," said Kiefer. "The curriculum teaches the student to think critically and encourage them to draw connections ...
    2008-02-12 09:48:00
  • Volunteering should be a gift to the students

    AZCentral.com - Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) is a state standards-based test, designed specifically to measure students' achievements in mathematics, reading and writing. The state of Arizona requires all sophomores to take the AIMS test in ...
    2008-02-12 10:38:00
  • School offers in-depth studies for firefighters

    AZCentral.com - Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) is a state standards-based test, designed specifically to measure students' achievements in mathematics, reading and writing. The state of Arizona requires all sophomores to take the AIMS test in ...
    2008-02-12 10:45:00
  • Ranking teams on national level growing in popularity

    AZCentral.com - Freeman deals strictly with computer ratings and mathematics for his football and basketball rankings. He starts with strength of schedule for teams in areas around the country, then the computer adjusts week by week. In football, teams rarely play ...
    2008-02-12 10:59:00
  • Taking aim at MCAS

    Boston Globe - Last spring, 87 percent of the class of 2009 passed both the English Language Arts and mathematics exams on their first try. That's up from 68 percent in 2001; on average, 95 percent of each class has passed the test by the time of graduation. Another ...
    2008-02-12 09:12:00
  • USF receives $2M for minority students

    St. Petersburg Times - They said they'll also give strong consideration to students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Helios officials say they want their gift to help increase the number of students entering and completing college. The Helios ...
    2008-02-12 10:09:00
  • Sheldon Drobny: Hillary Should Concede (HuffingtonPost)

    As I predicted in my February 6th post, the mathematics are now clear http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sheldon-drobny/hillary-is-the-underdog_b_85387.html. Unless she wins Ohio, Texas, and Pennsylvania by a 60/40 margin, the pledged delegate race is over. The only way the Clintons can save their legacy...
    2008-02-12 09:19:36
  • Research May Explain Why Some Stroke Patients Recover Language Skills (Newswise)

    Using tools from the branch of mathematics known as graph theory to human memory to understand how words are stored may explain why many patients recover language skills after brain trauma such as stroke. Research suggests that the brain organizes words by sound, by word meaning or by a combination of sound and meaning. The connections throughout the brain though are varied creating shortcuts.
    2008-02-12 09:26:51
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