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I consider myself a pretty rational investor. I mostly look for value stocks, companies trading cheaply with a history of success. However, I do like to take risks -- I just make sure the risks are weighed in my favor. Can we all be geniuses? I admit ...
2009-09-09 03:13:00
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FORT WALTON BEACH —The Emerald Coast Science Center will remain at Fort Walton Landing for at least another year. The Fort Walton Beach City Council has agreed to extend the lease for one year while City Manager Robert Mearns and Jaime Lafollette ...
2009-09-09 05:00:00
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WELDON — The importance of the past is what Scott Ralls, president of the North Carolina Community College system, wanted to stress the most during the Founder’s Day at Halifax Community College. “Many great things happen here because of the ...
2009-09-09 02:59:00
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CENTERVILLE — Of the hundreds of outfits hanging on racks, Jan Kledzik remembers from what thrift shop she purchased them and when they were worn. A few are her own creations. The 36-year veteran mathematics teacher retired last spring from ...
2009-09-09 03:13:00
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An anatomical buttocks model was stolen from the College of Nursing this week. The college is offering a reward for the expensive model for its return. The name of the model is “Seymour Butts.” UT Libraries’ Special Collection to host open ...
2009-09-09 05:58:00
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BURLINGAME, Calif. -- At one very peculiar moment in my life, I actually wanted to be a teacher. I was 20 years old, and a student at the University of Linköping, a city in Sweden. I had studied mathematics for just one year, and thought "Where ...
2009-09-09 05:08:00
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The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program of the National Science Foundation awarded the School of Arts and Sciences at St. John Fisher College a prestigious federal grant worth $889,665. The funds will support the Fisher Scholars for Rural ...
2009-09-09 12:28:00
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Free tutoring opportunities are still being offered for up to 25 Denton students ages 4 through 18, starting today and continuing through Nov. 24. Harvest Goals, a nonprofit organization based in Denton County, is partnering with students from the ...
2009-09-09 08:18:00
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(CNN) -- "I have a crazy idea": Those five words changed a simple meeting of school officials into the realization of Kim Ursetta's dream. Kim Ursetta leads her kindergarten class at Mathematics and Science Leadership Academy in Denver, Colorado ...
2009-09-09 09:58:00
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DreamBox Learning, an educational software company, today announced an updated version of its award-winning DreamBox Learning K-2 Math Classroom with new classroom features that will improve a teacher’s insight into student progress through the ...
2009-09-09 07:21:00
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Kansas schools suffered a slight loss this year in the quest to meet No Child Left Behind objectives. The Kansas State Board of Education learned this morning that 87.6 percent of schools made “adequate yearly progress” or AYP compared with 89.9 ...
2009-09-09 11:45:00
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On Tuesday, David Williams, president of the state senate, gave the Corbin Chamber of Commerce an analysis of what’s been happening in state government since Gov. Steve Beshear was elected. Williams opened with a discussion of how he decided that ...
2009-09-09 09:08:00
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COLUMBIA — The Wilson Hall varsity girls volleyball team improved to 5-1 on the season Tuesday with a 3-0 victory over Heathwood Hall in Columbia. The Lady Barons won 25-19, 25-15 and 25-17 to sweep the match. Dorinda Barnes had 11 service points ...
2009-09-09 08:32:00
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IF A FIRST-GRADE teacher read at the fifth-grade level, citizens would be outraged. But what if the teacher had fifth-grade math skills? Until recently, there were not similar concerns about an elementary school teacher’s knowledge of mathematics ...
2009-09-09 10:05:00
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Canada: Let's celebrate mayoral control Fewer schools on Queens list for poor performance Obama gives controversial education speech despite uproar Mom sues city to speed cleanup of Bronx school's PCBs Experts: Test focus is driving education wrong ...
2009-09-09 03:53:00
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