High school math course titles don't matter much
(AP)—When it comes to high school math, the course titles don't really matter or even predict what's in the textbook.
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Mar 12, 2013
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Stratford Festival launches new Shakespeare online toolkit
The Stratford Festival in Canada is commemorating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death by making his plays accessible to a generation raised on the Internet.
Internet
Apr 5, 2016
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New Obama plan to help math, science teacher prep
(AP) -- President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to the nation's long-term success.
Social Sciences
Feb 7, 2012
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Kids returning to school, many without Common Core results
No more sleeping in.
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2015
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Thousands likely to sit out New York English, math tests
Parent leaders of the movement to boycott New York's standardized tests say opting children out could do more for their education than the tests themselves.
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2015
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Black police officers disciplined disproportionately for misconduct, research finds
An examination of racial differences in the disciplining of police officers in three of the largest U.S. cities consistently found that Black officers were more frequently disciplined for misconduct than White officers, despite ...
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2020
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Report: 8th-grade students still lag in science
Eighth-graders in the U.S. are doing better in science than they were two years ago, but seven out of 10 still are not considered proficient, the federal government said Thursday.
Social Sciences
May 10, 2012
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'More girls than boys think it is important to go to university'
Research by the University of Oxford's Education Department finds that more girls than boys think it is important to go to university by the age of 13, and this aspiration gap persists when the pupils reach 15 or 16.
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2016
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Test security now means checking social media for cheaters
For the organizations that give standardized tests, it's a common—and common-sense—security measure.
Other
Mar 19, 2015
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Kansas won't release data from reading, math tests
Kansas won't be issuing any report cards this year on how well its public school students performed on standardized reading and math tests after cyberattacks and other problems this spring.
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2014
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