• The Register Star - Register-Star

    ALBANY — State test scores for elementary and middle school students, while generally up across New York as a whole, were a mixed bag locally. On Monday, state Education Department officials released the third annual round of test results for ...
    2008-06-24 05:04:00
  • Middle school report provides ‘umbrella’ for reform efforts in ... - Gazette

    BALTIMORE— More class time, tougher math and science instruction, early exposure to foreign languages and an emphasis on reading, writing and thinking skills are among the recommendations of a steering committee charged with rethinking Maryland ...
    2008-06-24 09:00:00
  • Students at Science Camp Gear up to Call the Space Station - Forbes

    HOUSTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Mission BISD: All Systems Go" technology and science camp students are gearing up to chat and ask questions during a call to the International Space Station crew on Thursday, June 26, from 10:50 a.m. to 11 ...
    2008-06-24 12:46:00
  • Proficiency up on elementary level (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)

    CHARLESTON -- West Virginia elementary students showed large gains in reading and mathematics proficiency from 2004-07, and racial gaps narrowed in both subjects at all grade levels, according to a national study.
    2008-06-24 07:39:23
  • School Committee members discuss plans for progress (Fall River Herald News)

    It may be the end of the school year, but the School Committee still has plenty to do, much of it pleasant. At the Thursday, June 19 meeting, school committee members followed in the footsteps of the Board of Selectmen and the national government as they honored Catherine Cabral, the Somerset High School mathematics teacher who won the Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science Teaching ...
    2008-06-24 07:36:42
  • Pitt awarded $2.5 million to model how the brain and immune system function in response to illness, infection (News-Medical-Net)

    In an effort to promote the application of mathematics to medical treatment, researchers in the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Mathematics will undertake a $2.5 million project to create models of how the brain and immune system function and change over time in response to certain illnesses, infections, and treatment.
    2008-06-24 06:46:46
  • Researchers To Simulate And Analyze Brain, Immune System Activity And Apply Math To Medical Problems (Science Daily)

    In an effort to promote the application of mathematics to medical treatment, researchers in the University of Pittsburgh's department of mathematics will undertake a $2.5 million project to create models of how the brain and immune system function and change over time in response to certain illnesses, infections, and treatment. The models are intended to help doctors better understand and ...
    2008-06-24 07:25:18
  • Alaminos folk pool resources to raise ‘bright kids’ - Inquirer.net

    ALAMINOS CITY – It is said that it takes a community to raise a child. In the western Pangasinan city of Alaminos, the community, local government and the Department of Education have been pooling their resources to raise “bright children.” The ...
    2008-06-24 04:49:00
  • Students at Science Camp Gear up to Call the Space Station - Earthtimes

    HOUSTON , June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Mission BISD: All Systems Go" technology and science camp students are gearing up to chat and ask questions during a call to the International Space Station crew on Thursday, June 26 , from 10:50 a.m. to ...
    2008-06-24 12:32:00
  • W.Va. elementary students improve in reading, math - Charleston Gazette

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia elementary students showed large gains in reading and mathematics proficiency from 2004-07, and racial gaps narrowed in both subjects at all grade levels, according to a national study. The Center for Educational ...
    2008-06-24 01:29:00
  • Rediff Special: Design with a heart - Rediff

    Derek Lomas came to India as an intern, and fell in love. His Valentine to the country, Krishnakumar P finds, is high tech adapted to the low-end needs of the unprivileged. At first sight, the glasses look like ordinary wraparound shades. Then you ...
    2008-06-24 01:22:00
  • 6-21 Education - Edmond Sun

    Sandra Stark of Guthrie has earned a diploma in the Medical Office Assistant program at Vatterott College in Oklahoma City. Vatterott College is a private career college offering specialized, technology -focused, hands-on training programs in the ...
    2008-06-24 03:52:00
  • Zacks' Discount Fundamental Strength Strategy Highlights G. Willi Food ... - MSN MoneyCentral

    Owens & Minor Ord Shs ( OMI ) Stock Quote , Chart , News , Add to Watchlist Combining strong underlying fundamentals with low valuations can lower risk and increase portfolio returns. Zacks ’ Discounted Fundamental Strength Profit Track strategy ...
    2008-06-24 12:53:00
  • Freddie Williams - Daily Telegraph

    Freddie Williams. who died on Saturday aged 65, earned the nickname "Fearless Freddie" for his willingness as a bookmaker to take on any gamble, no matter how big, and for his ability to remain calm as fortunes were won or lost. A miner's son from ...
    2008-06-24 04:06:00
  • Iowa Educators Prepare to Teach High School Students How Medicines Are ... - Forbes

    FORT DODGE, Iowa, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Weather-related challenges didn't prevent biology and chemistry teachers from more than 20 school districts throughout the state of Iowa from attending a three-day summer institute in Fort Dodge focusing on ...
    2008-06-24 02:55:00
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