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It Takes More Than Schools to Close Achievement Gap
What if the impediments to learning run so deep that they cannot be addressed by any particular kind of school or any set of in-school reforms? What if schools are not the answer?
Schools Try Elementary Approach To Teaching Foreign Languages
Compared with adults or even high school students, young children are better able to learn German with near-native pronunciation or mimic the subtle tones of Mandarin.
Governors Face a Quandary on Education
”Education systems have to multitask,” said Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, who announced that as NGA’s new chair she will focus the organization’s attention on fostering innovation. “Standardized tests should be passable as a natural response,” she said. “Those engaged in math and science don’t have any problem passing the tests.”
New Efforts in Minnesota, New Orleans to Get Kids Interested in Math and Science
American K-12 students are becoming less and less interested in math, science and technology fields.
State colleges struggle as more students cross borders
College recruiting has become a national competition, with private and even public universities aggressively siphoning students from out-of-state in the quest to improve applicant quality, geographic diversity and (in the case of publics) to attract more students to pay higher tuition.
Engineer-Starved Headhunter Offers Cash. The $5,000 Future Engineers Scholarship
The $5,000 Future Engineers Scholarship, now in its fourth year, recognizes exceptional engineering students throughout the nation and is intended to encourage students to go beyond the junior and sophomore years.
Intel Supports Multicore Education At 45 Universities. The move is said to prepare students for software development in an increasingly multicore world.
"To usher in a new generation of computing technology and bring creative new products to market, it’s crucial to educate tomorrow’s software developers to architect, develop and debug the next generation of software for modern, multi-core platforms,"
Montana looking at possible pre-kindergarten programs. Conference scheduled for 10/4 in Missoula
Montana is one of 10 states that offer no state-funded pre-kindergarten programs, according to a review by Pre-K Now, a national nonprofit organization advocating for early childhood education. That status may change soon.
Less-expensive notebooks perfect for students’ needs
Here’s my back-to-school PC buying philosophy for 2006, in just four words:
Less really is more.
Sun’s McNealy Leads Non-Profit Open-Source Drive
"Math hasn’t changed since Isaac Newton," declares Scott McNealy. So why, he asks, is California paying some $400 million annually to "update" grade-school textbooks?
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