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She was a big supporter of the feds’ No Child Left Behind Law, claiming four years ago that it was “paying off for younger students, who are reading and solving mathematics problems better than their parents’ generation.” But now, in her new ...
2010-03-08 03:23:00
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Trane employees will engage in activities with Girl Scouts to help them understand how proficiency in science, technology, engineering and mathematics can make a difference in their communities and the wider world around them. "We know that girls ...
2010-03-08 04:56:00
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UWCHLAN — Downingtown Area School District's curriculum committee has recommended the adoption of an international baccalaureate program for new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Academy and drew some cautionary comments from parents in the ...
2010-03-08 05:03:00
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There were a few items about education that caught our eye during the past week from The Washington Post and The New York Times that should make all of us question how children in this country are educated: • A news story from Tuesday’s Times was ...
2010-03-08 04:06:00
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Never did I dream that making a flip-book out of my third-grade math book would lead to this," said "Up" director Pete Docter, whose film also won for best musical score. Pixar has a likely contender in the wings for next Oscar season with this ...
2010-03-08 05:03:00
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Matchups for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association boys basketball tournament, beginning with preliminary games on Tuesday. First number is district and place, second is season record. Penn Wood (1-1, 23-3) vs ...
2010-03-08 04:27:00
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LOS ANGELES -- The Iraq War drama "The Hurt Locker" won best picture and five other prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow. Bigelow is the first woman in the 82-year history of the Oscars to earn ...
2010-03-08 04:56:00
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Southmoreland School District is hoping to take a more hands-on approach by next school year to improve math scores at the high school. Superintendent John Halfhill said the students who attend the Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center ...
2010-03-08 04:20:00
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What with budget cuts, teacher layoffs and increasing class sizes, the situation at L.A. Unified School District is grim. But there’s yet another issue. With 14,000 buildings housing 700,000 students spread over 710 square miles serviced by 1,300 ...
2010-03-08 04:34:00
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LOS ANGELES — The Iraq War drama “The Hurt Locker” won best picture and five other prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow. Bigelow is the first woman in the 82-year history of the Oscars to ...
2010-03-07 11:12:00
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LOS ANGELES – The Iraq War drama “The Hurt Locker” won best picture and five other prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow. Bigelow is the first woman in the 82-year history of the Oscars to ...
2010-03-07 11:55:00
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University of Pittsburgh biology major Zach Miller plunked down well over $400 for the three textbooks he needed for the spring term. If he can't sell the books when he's done with them, he'll probably throw them away. "When we buy a textbook for ...
2010-03-07 10:58:00
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SALISBURY -- The canon of Old Dead White Guys does not rule over high school English class like it once did. Authors like William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Henry David Thoreau and Mark Twain will always have their place, of course, but schools on the ...
2010-03-07 11:34:00
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Jennifer Robinson performs an impromptu improvisation at Lowndes High School. Jennifer Robinson on the stage at Lowndes High School’s performing arts theatre. Jennifer Robinson, second from left, on the set of Aida back in October of 2009. VALDOSTA ...
2010-03-07 10:58:00
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'The Hurt Locker' wins Best Picture and directory Kathryn Bigelow won for Best Director in the final two categories of the night. Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges won the lead-acting honors. Bullock won for her role as a wealthy woman who takes in a ...
2010-03-07 10:58:00
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