Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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REMEDIAL MATH Carrey may be cool and calculating as a man on the verge, but The Number 23 doesn't add up

More Remedial Math?

6.2.10 - Jerome Dancis - Only one-third of Maryland high school graduates in 2008 completed the minimal math and science coursework that allows them to enroll in

Chicago to move to an 8 hour school day

6.2.10 ROSALIND ROSSI - An eight-hour school day for kids? It could be headed to your local Chicago public elementary school. In an attempt to extend an unusually short instructional...
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Ethical debates surround U.S. colleges' use of international recruiters

6.2.10 - Two years ago, hiring overseas agencies — paid by the college in the form of per-student commissions — to recruit international students was taboo. Few colleges would publicly...
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National Spelling Bee 'competition is always wide open'

6.2.10 - This year's field of 273 spellers includes a record 266 from the USA, but the number of foreign contestants dropped this year, says Paige Kimble, the bee's