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Utah governor approves computer-adaptive testing pilotUtah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. signed a bill Oct. 6 that will allow as many as five school districts and five charter schools to change the way they test students by piloting computer-adaptive testing, reports the ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 10:32
U.S. failing to promote math skills, study finds
The United States is failing to develop the math skills of both girls and boys, especially among those who could excel at the highest levels, a new study asserts, and girls who do succeed in the field are ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 02:11
Amid Financial Woes, Business Schools Adapt
Teachers and professors across the nation are using the financial crisis as a lesson for their students. A class on global economics in the MBA program at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix examines the downturn.
Source : npr.org | 10-Oct-2008 22:41
Portland, Ore., High School Eyes Money Crisis
At Lake Oswego High School outside of Portland, Ore., Gerrit Koepping brings current events into the classroom every day. High school students at Koeppings' U.S. government classes are learning from the current economic crisis.
Source : npr.org | 10-Oct-2008 22:39
Medical data 'Internet' goes live, boosts research
Medical and life scientists will be able to share information collected from many thousands of cases thanks to a digital network being launched at The Australian National University in Canberra today.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 17:56
Marine Mysteries Showcased in Smithsonian Sant Ocean Hall
New exhibit connects visitors with undersea world
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 17:26
Voters ready to decide on amendments
Although the Florida Supreme Court has removed three of the most contentious constitutional amendments from next month's election, Floridians will still get to decide a half dozen ballot issues, ranging from a ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 13:31
Standardized tests likely coming to CU The University of Colorado...
The University of Colorado regents are poised to approve a measure this week that would introduce standardized tests to the Boulder campus as a way to gauge how much students are learning.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 05:19
Regents approve standardized testing
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Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 21:10
Zimbabwean Economic Crisis Testing Education System
UNICEF says Zimbabwe education system on verge of collapse
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 15:13
Study: Everyone Should Take SAT Less Seriously
The SATs can be good for behaviorally challenged slackers who just so happen to be great test takers. But is it really good for anyone else? A new study says yes, but urges colleges, parents and students to loosen up.
Source : npr.org | 09-Oct-2008 15:08
A treat for test-taking? 10:15 p.m. | The University of Colorado...
The Camera asked University of Colorado students what kind of incentive they'd expect to take a 90-minute, written standardized test that would help the university measure how much students are learning.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 13:02
House ethics hearing begins
The first House ethics hearing in more than a decade began Wednesday over a complaint filed against a Republican lawmaker alleging he tried to bribe a colleague to change her stance on an issue.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 04:48
110,000 facing student grant delay
More than 110,000 teenagers are still waiting for a decision on their applications for a 30-a-week allowance to help them continue studying, more than a month after the start of the academic year.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 00:27
Annapolis High meets federal test standards
For the first time in six years, students at Annapolis High School have met federal testing benchmarks, placing the embattled school on a path toward independence from local and state monitoring, Anne Arundel ...
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 20:15
Delay In Exams Reflects Disarray In Zimbabwe School System
Grade 7 exams were supposed to start on Monday but did not; Ordinary and Advanced Level exams are due to begin in the middle of this month
Source : voanews.com | 08-Oct-2008 17:44
Delay In Exams Reflects Disarray In Zimbabwe School System
Grade 7 exams were supposed to start on Monday but did not; Ordinary and Advanced Level exams are due to begin in the middle of this month
Source : voanews.com | 08-Oct-2008 17:44
Students' marks still below provincial standards
Simcoe County District School Board students are still behind the curve when it comes to provincial standardized testing.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 12:11
Election analysis: Texas House District 112
Texas House District 112: Sandra Phuong VuLe v. Angie Chen Button ; open seat; LEAN DEMOCRATIC.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 03:54
Principal in Investigation Speaks
The former principal of a Charleston school under investigation for a sharp drop in test scores following her departure has denied cheating or asking anyone to cheat on state-standardized tests.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 23:33
UN: Literacy Rates Not Rising Fast Enough
US First Lady Laura Bush was at UN headquarters in New York Tuesday to spotlight need for improved literacy
Source : voanews.com | 07-Oct-2008 20:37
UN: Literacy Rates Not Rising Fast Enough
US First Lady Laura Bush was at UN headquarters in New York Tuesday to spotlight need for improved literacy
Source : voanews.com | 07-Oct-2008 20:37
Neb. governor sees virtues of new schools chief
The hiring of a new education commissioner in Nebraska could smooth key relationships between state education officials, the governor's office and lawmakers that have been strained in recent years.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 19:09
What Would You Ask The Presidential Candidates?
Barack Obama and John McCain meet in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday evening for the second presidential debate of the 2008 election. Voters will ask the questions in this "townhall"-style debate. What would you like to hear the candidates discuss?
Source : npr.org | 07-Oct-2008 17:48
Board of Ed. approves new graduation requirements
The state Board of Education has approved tougher graduation requirements for students in Connecticut's public high schools.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 14:44
Fewer SC schools meet goals
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:11 a.m. Last Updated: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 12:08 p.m. Four out of five South Carolina schools fell short of meeting Adequate Yearly Progress in 2008 as federal goals ...
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 10:29
Juniors improve, but score worse on PSAT
Juniors improve, but score worse on test? 'SCREWY' Schools CEO Duncan calls results 'impossible' October 4, 2008 For the third year in a row, fewer Chicago public high school students passed their state exams ...
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 06:12
School chief foes spar over state's assessment test
Washington's top school official and her challenger in the November election painted contrasting pictures of progress in the state education system during stops Tuesday in Kennewick.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 01:58
Charter school senior wins NMSC commendation
Willits Charter School senior Megan Futscher has been named a commended student in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program, WHS director Sally Rulison announced this week.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 21:28
Utah lawmaker's ethics questioned
A former state lawmaker is accusing fellow Republican Rep. Greg Hughes of offering her up to $50,000 in campaign money to vote in favor of a private school voucher bill in 2007.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 17:00
Good Grades Now Pay in More Ways than One
Many schools rewarding achievers with cash
Source : voanews.com | 06-Oct-2008 12:51
Good Grades Now Pay in More Ways than One
Many schools rewarding achievers with cash
Source : voanews.com | 06-Oct-2008 12:51
Musicians Use Both Sides Of Their Brains
Supporting what many of us who are not musically talented have often felt, new research reveals that trained musicians really do think differently than the rest of us.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 12:36
Fewer S.C. schools meet raised federal targets
Just 18 percent of South Carolina's elementary and middle schools met federal education goals this year as students did better on tests taken in the spring but failed to keep pace with raised benchmarks, ...
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 08:12
Affirmative action before voters in Colo., Neb.
University of Colorado freshman Darian Salehy loves college life so far _ except for one thing.
'It's all white people,' Salehy mused on the Boulder campus lawn recently, looking at fellow students headed to class.
Salehy, of Iranian descent, fears that the state's flagship university, currently about 9 percent non-white, might become less diverse if Colorado passes a ballot measure banning government consideration of race or gender in university admissions, contracts and state spending.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 03:54
McCain, Obama, And Leaving No Child Behind
One thing both candidates agree on is that the education system — particularly "No Child Left Behind" — is broken. The question is: How would they fix it?
Source : npr.org | 05-Oct-2008 22:00
Homework: Cheers And Fight Songs
Last week host Andrea Seabrook asked you to sing your favorite school fight songs — and you gave us your best cheers and hollers.
Source : npr.org | 05-Oct-2008 22:00
Studying Chemistry and Learning English Delights Student at Dartmouth College
I wanted to study abroad so I can experience living in a very different culture, from Greece.
Source : voanews.com | 05-Oct-2008 07:42
Studying Chemistry and Learning English Delights Student at Dartmouth College
I wanted to study abroad so I can experience living in a very different culture, from Greece.
Source : voanews.com | 05-Oct-2008 07:42
Announcing New Web Site: Christian Home School Resources
Christian Home School Resources is a new web site that offers parents that are home schooling their children support, guidelines, educational products, and links that are needed in order to educate their ...
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 01:28
Congolese Child Soldiers Still Being Recruited and Abused
A report from Amnesty International claims as many as half of child soldiers returned to their families may have been reenlisted, despite a peace agreement.
Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 18:27
Microsoft uses search prizes in bid to close Google gap
San Francisco - In a bid to close the ever-widening gap with Google on Internet searches, Microsoft has started offering
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 03-Oct-2008 07:02
Paying For College During The Downturn
One family's effort to afford higher education amid the weakening economy.
Source : npr.org | 02-Oct-2008 19:00
Muzzling Political Opinion On Campus Is Dangerous
The University of Illinois has forbidden its employees from wearing political buttons or putting partisan bumper stickers on their car. One professor laments, that the button isn't so problematic, as the chilling effect in the classroom and in the corridors of what should be a place of heated debate.
Source : npr.org | 02-Oct-2008 14:38
The a College Portraita Encourages Transparency Among US Colleges
Colleges and universities are participating in a project that could place them at the vanguard of the higher education accountability movement.
Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 14:36
13 Million-Digit Prime Number Shows Benefits of Distributed Computing Projects
The mathematics department at UCLA discovered a 12,978,189-digit prime number using a "grassroots supercomputer" of 100,000 computers worldwide.
Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 14:32