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Learning Lamp targets teen-age gambling
Kids don’t gamble, right? Wrong. According to the 2011 Pennsylvania Youth Survey, young people in Cambria County are more likely to engage in gambling than their peers across the state. The survey shows children as young as 10 years old take part...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Lifestyle and Leisure, Family, Students, Teaching and Learning
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North Dakota Lake Region Extension Roundup set for Jan. 8-9
The 2013 Lake Region Extension Roundup will be Jan. 8-9 in Devils Lake, N.D. The North Dakota State University Extension Service holds this workshop annually to provide information on a wide range of agricultural production and family topics. This is...Tags: Animals, Marketing, Weather, World War II (1939-1945), Research
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Governor McDonnell to ask for 2 percent pay raise for Virginia teachers
Gov. Bob McDonnell is proposing 2 percent pay raises for public school teachers conditioned on more strenuous teacher assessment standards and a longer probationary period for new hires. McDonnell is asking the General Assembly to budget nearly $59...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Financial Aid, Academic Progress, Health Insurance Cost, Bob McDonnell
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Ada Lovelace's 197th birthday: Byron's daughter had a math brain
Ada Lovelace, who has been called the world's first computer programmer and the "enchantress of numbers," was honored by Google on Monday with a Google Doodle marking her 197th birthday. If you've never heard of this mathematical pioneer, you are not...
Tags: Lord Byron, Google Inc., Software Industry, Science and Technology
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Study offers new support for taxing soda and other junk foods
Want to get people to eat more salad and less junk food? Make vegetables cheaper and soda more expensive. It’s not exactly a new idea, but a study out Tuesday offers some fresh support for those in favor of using sin taxes and subsidies to steer...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses
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State to bridge education gap
PIERRE - South Dakota education department plans to address the gap between white and American Indian students, State Education Secretary Melody Schopp said in a presentation Thursday. Her data and conclusions stunned the Legislature's planning...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology
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State to bridge education gap
American News CorrespondentSouth Dakota education department plans to address the gap between white and American Indian students, State Education Secretary Melody Schopp said in a presentation Thursday. Her data and conclusions stunned the Legislature’s planning committee,...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology
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The latest toothbrush that's not a toothbrush
Emmi-dent. It's the toothbrush you're not supposed to brush your teeth with. But that's not to say you shouldn't use it regularly. Like any other toothbrush, Emmi-dent has a head full of bristles. But they're for transmitting ultrasonic impulses from...
Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Teeth, University of California, Los Angeles, Science and Technology
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The Rhubarb Patch: A tough discussion about ‘hard truths’ in the presidential race
Change of SubjectIn Wednesday's Tribune I debate the 2012 presidential race with conservative activist Chris Robling, a WGN-TV commentator and former executive director of the Cook County Republican Party. To Chris, from Eric: On the first night of the recent Republican... -
Future physicists in 7th, 8th and 9th grade tapped for new program, to get encouragement from profs at FSU, other schools
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelA select group of 7th, 8th and 9th graders with strong math skills have been tapped for a new program that aims to encourage students to pursue careers in physics and engineering. Future Physicists of Florida plans to induct about 130 students —... -
More end-of-course exams? FSU professor says ‘yes,’ while a Winter Park dad says advanced math for all makes no sense
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelIn case you missed it, FSU physics professor Paul Cottle argues in this Sentinel column in Sunday's paper that Florida should add to its end-of-course-exam roster by creating an pre-calculus test that students in that course had to take. He argues it... -
It's on!
Change of SubjectElspeth Reeve at the Atlantic Wire: The great war between people who write about politics for a living is not between liberals and conservatives, but between humanities majors and math nerds, and their battleground is currently the validity of Nate......
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