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... doubled, not so young people would have more opportunity to read Jack London and Lorraine Hansberry, not so that budding scholars could explore mathematics through manipulative technology, but because more time would help the students get ready ...
2010-02-03 06:57:00
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In December, the Justice Department announced a settlement in one of the largest environmental bankruptcies in U.S. history. The American Smelting and Refining Company, known as Asarco, will pay a record $1.79 billion to settle claims for hazardous ...
2010-02-03 06:57:00
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LOS ANGELES — It's back on road again for the Cal basketball team, still tied for first and beginning its second-half sprint toward a possible Pac-10 title with a stop tonight at USC. A split of two games in the desert last weekend kept the Golden ...
2010-02-03 07:47:00
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"MDE can use this opportunity [the auditor's report] to refine the application process and expand targeted services. ... We support the recommendation to increase oversight. ... But our capacity to do it is limited due to budget constraints.'' For ...
2010-02-03 07:11:00
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Ever tried to run a fully successful classroom full of all those types, meaning essentially every public school classroom in the country? It's not only not easy - it's one of the hardest jobs out there. If by fully successful we mean being able to ...
2010-02-03 08:51:00
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... Bone up on your math and science, Maine students, and be prepared to go offshore chasing wind and jobs. That was one message conveyed by researchers and Gov. John Baldacci at the STEM -- or Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ...
2010-02-03 10:32:00
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That's an average margin of victory of 38 points, math majors. During that stretch Mott has returned to its defensive roots, holding opponents to 46.6 points per game -- eight points better than the average number of points given up by the top ...
2010-02-03 10:32:00
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PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island students are not improving fast enough in reading and math and at this pace will not reach the ambitious goals set by state Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist . The lack of progress on the latest round of standardized ...
2010-02-03 09:13:00
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OLYMPIA, Wash. – State officials say 364 middle schools will give Washington achievement tests online this spring. The new online tests, called the Measurements of Student Progress, are being tried in both reading and math. The schools in the pilot ...
2010-02-03 09:20:00
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CHICAGO — At a downtown train station where he had been thanking voters for their support, Gov. Patrick J. Quinn accepted a congratulatory call from President Obama and declared victory, even though his challenger in Tuesday’s Democratic primary ...
2010-02-03 08:44:00
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More Than 4,000 Teachers Receive Training to Use Thinkfinity.org Resources, Thanks to $355,000 in Verizon Foundation Grants BOSTON, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Verizon Foundation has awarded $75,000 to Lesley University to continue its collaboration ...
2010-02-03 03:36:00
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Currently kindergarten though third-grade classes are capped at no more than 22 in each class, while ninth-grade English and math classes cannot average more than 22 students per class. Proposal A has elementary classes going to 26 students per ...
2010-02-03 05:52:00
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Many agencies try to motivate donors with the mathematics of the situation. Jeff Nene, a spokesman for Convoy of Hope, a Springfield, Mo., agency that feeds 11,000 children a day in Haiti, urges cash donations that allow his group to buy in bulk from ...
2010-02-03 06:00:00
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The Zacks Growth and Income Profit Track strategy looks for stocks with unusually high dividend yields. Although this screen is based on a long-term and lower risk approach to investing, it has a history of outperforming the S&P 500. Four stocks ...
2010-02-03 04:12:00
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For Kelly Steffen, who hopes to become a high school math teacher, the way things added up at Indiana State University proved to be a perfect number. That led the Bloomington High School star to sign a national letter of intent Wednesday to continue ...
2010-02-03 06:00:00
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