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TWU Offers Math and Science Conference for Middle School Girls

January 17th, 2008 by

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… entomology, engineering and nursing — fuel her need for knowledge by signing her up for Texas Woman’s University’s biannual “Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics” conference for middle-school aged girls on Feb 16th. …

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The Proficiency Illusion

January 17th, 2008 by

Erik J. Heels:

Eighth-grade tests are consistently and dramatically more difficult to pass than those in earlier grades (even after taking into account obvious differences in subject-matter complexity and children’s academic development). …

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High School Pot Movie Controversy

January 17th, 2008 by

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On Wednesday, a News 13 viewer came to our studios with a flyer she said a group of students have been handing out at Deering High School; her son got one of them. The flyer is encouraging students to come to Deering Auditorium Thursday …

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High school gunman sentenced to 22 years

January 17th, 2008 by

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OROVILLE — Las Plumas High School student Gregory Dean Wright, 17, on Thursday drew the maximum term of slightly more than 22 years in prison for taking more than two dozen classmates hostage at gunpoint last fall. Share it: …

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Chemistry.com National Survey Says 74% singles endorse the idea of …

January 17th, 2008 by

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milkshake:. DALLAS — A national survey released today by Chemistry.com, the fastest growing relationship site*, reveals that Americans are broad-minded when it comes to love. Chemistry.com commissioned the survey to continue to host the …

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Google CEO says NASA should become more 'open source'

January 17th, 2008 by

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Physics Today: Google chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt gave the first NASA 50th anniversary lecture of 2008 at the Newseum in Washington DC. earlier today. In his 40 minute speech he urged NASA and other space agencies to consider …

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Why Women's & Gender Studies in High School?

January 17th, 2008 by

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I remember spending the majority of my high school career unenlightened and absorbing the information given to me without question. As I moved into post-secondary education, I was introduced to the plethora of ideas and theories that … …

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Eleventh-Grade Stress, New York City Style

January 17th, 2008 by

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Last month, in addition to regular homework, I had one week to write an English essay, a history essay, a creative-writing piece, a math project, and a proposal for a Spanish presentation—plus study for a math test, a Spanish test, …

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Full Time School, TA'ing, Co-op?

January 17th, 2008 by

Catherine Johnson:

I’m a 3rd year EE. I’ll be taking the regular courseload for an EE (Control Theory and Systems, Applied Emag, Digital Communications, Junior Lab, and a 1-credit course). I’ll also be TA’ing a sophomore level Digital Logic Design class. …

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Universities Turn to Gaming and Entertainment to Enhance E-Learning

January 17th, 2008 by

Ebeth:

like website, packed with quiz questions that science and math students can answer to see how well they’ve mastered key concepts. The University of Maryland-University College has developed a gamelike simulation of a crime scene for …

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