Report: U.S. Behind in Doubling Science Grads
A high-profile push by business groups to double the number of U.S. bachelor's degrees awarded in science, math and engineering by 2015 is falling way behind target, a new report says. In 2005, 15 prominent business groups warned that a lack of expert workers and teachers posed a threat to U.S. competitiveness, and said the country would need 400,000 new graduates ...
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Teen Girls Surfing to a Higher Weight
Teen girls who spend a lot of time on the Internet are more likely to see their weight creeping slowly up than adolescents who spend less time in front of the computer screen, new research shows. And the association between computer use and weight held true even when the researchers accounted for the amount of exercise the girls were getting. The ... -
Paddling with Permission: Spanking Reinstated
Jeffersonville, Ga. — Twiggs County principals will be pulling out their dusty paddles when school resumes and using them when students act up. At least that's the school system's aim. The Twiggs County school board reinstated its corporal punishment policy this summer to allow students to be spanked to curb misbehavior. [widget:lead_gen] Some board members felt that in many cases, detention ... -
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This compendium report describes recent trends in career and technical education (formerly vocational education) at the secondary, postsecondary, and adult levels. The report looks at trends in CTE offerings, who ...Career and Technical Education in the...
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The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, a collection of 22 Federal government agencies, including NCES, involved in research and activities related to children and families, has just ...America's Children in Brief: Key Nati...
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This First Look report summarizes services, staff, collections, and expenditures of academic libraries in 2- and 4-year, degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.Academic Libraries: 2006
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This report details findings from "Technology-Based Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2004-05," a survey that was designed to provide policymakers, researchers, and educators with information ...Technology-Based Distance Education C...
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The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences has released a Request for Applications for the Statewide Longitudinal Data System. The purpose of this program is ...NCES Statewide Longitudinal Data Syst...
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The Federal minimum wage is increasing to $6.55 an hour today. But for most folks facing higher prices on everything from a gallon of milk to a gallon of gas, ...Tips for minimum wage earners
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Edna sits on an examining table ready and alert -- she wants answers about the lump in her breast.Study: Medical students show racial bias
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Prospective and current graduate business students who used a Web site to cheat on entrance examinations over the past five years could have their scores thrown out.Biz-school exam maker seeking Web che...
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Jen Wang of Short Hills, New Jersey, took her first SAT when she was in sixth grade, long before she would start filling out college applications.More colleges move toward optional SATs
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Where do MBA students most want to work when they get out of school? Investment banks and consulting firms are still popular choices, but for the second straight year, the ...MBA students go for Google
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