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NASHUA – Cathy Boutin, a veteran teacher of 22 years, is used to standing at the head of the classroom in front of her students. But last week, the roles were reversed, and Boutin, a middle school math teacher in West Warwick, R.I., was the one ...
2008-06-28 09:02:00
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Observers of school reform movements down through the years have noticed a troubling gap in improvement. Often, measures of education quality indicate that much progress is being made at lower grade levels - but is not reflected in high schools. A ...
2008-06-28 08:34:00
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Many international universities have posted on their websites an unprecedented study of an Egyptian scientist. Days will either prove that Dr. Rafee Kamouna is no less than Albert Einstein or just like many other scientists who failed in their ...
2008-06-28 05:49:00
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Though the world sits on a keg of gunpowder, it is almost impossible to predict when or what will spark it off. But now, scientists believe they have found a "law of war" - one that can be used to predict the likelihood of attacks in modern conflicts ...
2008-06-28 02:57:00
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In the sickly airline industry, Southwest Airlines is the model patient. The Dallas-based carrier is stronger and better-prepared than its rivals to handle the fuel crisis and, analysts say, likely will emerge even healthier as it pounces on their ...
2008-06-28 10:07:00
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Janet Bullock and three fellow teachers developed the TouchMath program 33 years ago to help a handful of sixth-grade students learn basic mathematics.
2008-06-28 08:33:00
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House and Senate Appropriators are starting to release their initial versions of the FY 2009 appropriations bills. As the committee reports accompanying these bills become available, FYI will excerpt relevant sections and provide recommended funding ...
2008-06-28 09:49:00
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Nintendo is banned everywhere but the classroom at Tokyo Joshi Gakuen school in Japan as the ubiquitous DS consoles become the latest tool in English instruction. Junior high school teacher Motoko Okubo has used the handheld DS and textbook software ...
2008-06-28 01:31:00
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Kendra Meyer, former Prior Lake standout and granddaughter of Curtis and Judy Nelson of Hartland, recently finished an outstanding basketball career at Minot State University. As a senior, Meyer led her team to a 21-11 overall record and an amazing ...
2008-06-28 12:34:00
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Computer engineering majors score the big bucks, while psychology majors might not be so lucky.
2008-06-28 03:08:17
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I'm satisfied with more than I'm dissatisfied with . . . but that's just me. Why bitch about things that I can't really control. There will be some that need to learn higher level math but not everyone needs to. When was the last time you used the ...
2008-06-28 10:32:00
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Nintendo has become the latest tool in English instruction at Tokyo’s 100-year-old Joshi Gakuen school in Japan. The handheld DS consoles can be seen everywhere, with its accompanying textbook software used in weekly sessions that focus on audio ...
2008-06-28 10:11:00
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K UALA LUMPUR: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting has decided not to seek re-election to defend his post in the party elections in October. He said it was a decision that he had thought about thoroughly after seeking the views of party members for ...
2008-06-28 05:25:00
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It's no exaggeration to say Bill Gates changed the world. And the co-founder of Microsoft, as he hangs up his Windows shingle, might well be on his way to changing it a second time. Gates, 52, ended his day-to-day tenure at Microsoft on Friday ...
2008-06-28 04:06:00
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Some years ago, Evan Eisenberg wrote an important book titled "The Ecology of Eden," in which he posited that the tower culture of Mesopotamia (reflected in the story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11) stands in contrast with the mountain culture ...
2008-06-28 06:36:00
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