News tagged with education management

Soybean rust PIPE: Past, present and future

A new, open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management describes the origin, function, successes, limitations, and future of the Soybean Rust Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education (PIPE).

Biology / Other

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blackboard to be taken private in $1.64B deal

(AP) -- Educational software maker Blackboard is being taken private for $1.64 billion in cash by an investor group led by affiliates of Providence Equity Partners.

Technology / Business

created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Making ideas harder to read may make them easier to retain

(PhysOrg.com) -- Publishing ideas in a hard-to-read typeface may make concepts harder to learn but easier to retain, according to a new study by researchers from Princeton University and Indiana University.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Penn State, government, industry helping children pick healthier foods

A new initiative to improve children's nutrition education and increase the amount of healthy foods available in schools is a collaboration among Penn State researchers; Pennsylvania's Departments of Health, Education, and ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Female teachers ask for work/family reconciliation to be able to access management posts

A research team made up of various Andalusian universities and coordinated by the University of Huelva (UHU) has concluded that the main barrier that these professionals encounter when accessing management ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Privatized Philly schools did not keep pace

Public middle-grades schools placed under private management in 2002 as part of a state-run overhaul of the Philadelphia School District did not keep pace with the rest of the city's public schools, according to a study published ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2