Giving students chance at success
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A generation ago, a teenager in Ontario could drop out of school at age 16 and still expect to find a well-paying, permanent job in a factory.
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By Mike Peters, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Sep. 9--OK, kids. You've been sitting here in class for a couple of weeks, and we're hoping you might have learned something along the way.   Like you were really listening in school.   Right.   So, the time has come.
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When Penn Manor High School technology teacher Shawn Canady asked for volunteers to create interactive-learning games for first- graders, three of his students stood up.  When the task was completed hundreds of hours later, only one student was left standing: senior Rob Drummond.
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As students learn about energy efficiency, their school buildings increasingly practice it
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Richard Gibbons offers a simple strategy to ensure that your child can go to college.
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It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That description fits more than one in 10 high schools across America.
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True or false? Charter schools are not always the silver bullet for boosting student achievement that some politicians and educators have portrayed them to be.
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Another classroom success story, thanks to the affordability and flexibility of Linux.
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A program called HIPSchools lets parents track assignments and communicate with teachers online. For a Brooklyn middle school with a failing grade from the state, the system has meant a dramatic turnaround. By Cyrus Farivar.
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Forget shuttling kids between sports and tutors or enduring a long commute to live near a better school: improving a child's chance of success may be as simple as a regular, leisurely family dinner.
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A college theory about gaining weight, give or take a few examples.
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Learning from past mistakes and looking to future opportunities.
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By Shaun Epperson, Tulsa World, Okla.  Jun. 6--Some local teachers were selected for an out-of-this-world learning opportunity this month designed to expand their knowledge and help them enhance their curriculum.
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It's not just students who need to brush up on their writing.
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Parind Raval and Siamak Asgari spent six years working for a variety of technology companies while seeking a niche that would allow them to start their own business. Two years ago, Asgari met a school-system official who mentioned the need for an effective student management system in public schools.
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Some of the direst noises about our nationâs scientific prospects may be premature; students seem to be embracing challenging science courses.
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The world has changed, but the American classroom, for the most part, hasn't. Now educators are starting to look at what must be done to make sure our kids make the grade in the new global economy