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Exercise Improves Kids' Academics
The end of 2008 brings some discouraging news about our kids' brains and brawn. Recent results from an international math and science test show United States students are performing near the middle of the pack compared to other countries, while their levels of obesity continue to climb.
Nations:U.S. Hong Kong Singapore Taiwan Japan Hungary
2008-12-30
Study: Math teachers a chapter ahead of students
WASHINGTON - Math can be hard enough, but imagine the difficulty when a teacher is just one chapter ahead of the students. It happens, and it happens more often to poor and minority students. Those children are about twice as likely to have math teachers who don't know their subject, according to a report by the Education Trust, a children's advocacy group.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-11-25
UCLA group discovers humungous prime number
LOS ANGELES - Mathematicians at UCLA have discovered a 13-million-digit prime number, a long-sought milestone that makes them eligible for a $100,000 prize.
Source:(AP)
2008-09-27
Poll: Math, yes; standardized tests, maybe
WASHINGTON - More math, please. A large majority of Americans thinks schools are placing too much emphasis on the wrong subjects, and more than half think they're doing just a fair job in preparing children for the work force or giving them the practical skills they need to survive as adults, according to an Associated Press poll released Friday.
Source:(AP)
2008-06-27
U.S. students improve in math and reading, report finds
America's schoolchildren are improving in reading and math - and minorities and those at the bottom of the economic ladder are closing the so-called achievement gap, which is a major goal of US education reform.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-06-26
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