Canadian math students rank 7th in international study
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PARIS - Canadian math students are being outperformed by those six other countries, including Hong Kong and Finland, according to an international study.
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Israel, Iran and the United States were the countries with the most negative image in a globe-spanning survey of attitudes toward 12 major nations. Canada and Japan came out best in the poll, released Tuesday.
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Results from an international test released Tuesday show Indiana fourth- and eighth-graders fared well in math and science compared with students nationally and in many other countries.
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Â· Few institutions pass admission benchmarks Â· Russell Group blames low achievement at school
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PARIS High school students in Hong Kong, Finland and South Korea do better in mathematics than those in any other country, according to a new international comparison of mathematical skills among 15-year-old students from 40 countries.
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For the second straight year, Harvard and Princeton universities share the top spot in the US News &amp; World Report rankings of &quot;America&#39;s Best Colleges.&quot; ...
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Canadians take a keen interest in Ukraine&#39;s well-being. More than a million of us have ties there. Canada was the first Western democracy to recognize Ukraine&#39;s post-Soviet independence in 1991.
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The class of 2007 averaged the lowest math and reading SAT scores since 1999, the College Board reported Tuesday.
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The number of foreign students at Massachusetts colleges and universities dropped 7.2 percent between 2003 and 2006, according to a study being released today at a gathering of Bay State business leaders worried about the future pipeline of scientists and engineers.
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The Canadian economy grew more than twice as fast in the first quarter of 2007 as in the previous quarter, setting the stage for the Bank of Canada to begin raising interest rates soon. Statistics Canada said that gross domestic product grew an annualized 3.7 percent, up from 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter, and topping analystsâ estimate of a 3.5 percent gain. It was the fastest rate of quarterly growth since the third quarter of 2005. Steady consumer spending and output of goods and services offset weakening exports and slower growth in domestic demand, resulting in an accumulation of inventories.
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A university study has found Taiwan and Singapore now lead the United States and Canada in providing government services online.
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Canada slipped from 12th to 15th position in the survey conducted by the World Economic Forum. Canada&#39;s position has declined in five of the last six years, despite efforts by federal and provincial governments
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Despite some improvements in its education system, Germany has fallen behind other western nations, a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said. According to the OECD, 40-plus percent of young people in countries such as Denmark, Australia, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland complete university courses. The organization noted, however, that graduation rates tended to be "highest in countries where programs are of short duration.""By contrast, in Germany and Austria, where programs are longer, only 20 percent of young people get degrees," the OECD noted.
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Sifting through the best that Canada has to offer.
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Fifteen-year-olds in the United States don't have the math skills to match up to peers in many other industrialized nations, test scores released Monday show.
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The New York Times has recently run a piece pondering the renowned nation of Canada, and whether it has fallen from its once lofty heights of international greatness.    "A country is not just a health system."  This is the sentiment of one of a few Canadian authors recently lamenting the decline of Canadian engagement around the world.  The question then becomes: what makes a nation great?  Why would Canadians resent the place of  their placid and peaceful country?  And, what does this say about the roles taken on by other influential nations around the world?
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Indiana&#39;s fourth- and eighth-grade students scored higher on math and science tests than the national and international averages, according to results released today.