Hands-on Projects Emphasized to Pique Kids' Interest Early As National Focus on Subject Grows
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By Ann Doss Helms, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 12--elementary schools step up attention to science   Eight-year-old Nicholas Zanzot, busy shaping clay mountains to study lake formation, isn't worried about a new N.C. science exam.
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Mar. 2--Jay Forderer, a teacher's aide, worked on a student's monthly progress report Thursday morning, whizzing through the first paragraph in a matter of minutes.
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Children who start nursery school by the age of two are up to a year ahead in maths and English when they begin full-time schooling, a major research project, published yesterday, shows.
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Teachers are urged to adopt new strategies to help children who fall behind in English and maths.
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Work-related skills like museum management and tourism will be included in a new history GCSE.
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Humanoid devices will be used to encourage interest in science and technology.
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NEW YORK -- The goals were clear when Sheneen Jackson enrolled her son in one of the first public schools in the nation to focus on Arabic language and culture. First, her 11-year-old would master Arabic. Later, doors would open for him in government and diplomacy -- maybe a job at the United...
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An increasing number of parents want to spend their often-scarce leisure time with their children, doing something enriching and educational.
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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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Japanese schoolchildren will spend more time on core subjects such as math and science under guidelines unveiled on Friday, in an effort to boost academic standards months after the country slipped in global education rankings.
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First TVs, new printers, long-lasting inks, and projectors are targeted \
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By Joann DiGennaro  WASHINGTON  --  At an educators' meeting in Washington last fall, conversation turned to whether the federal government should support programming for this nation's most gifted and talented high school students.
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A growing number of connected youth nationwide are involved in philanthropy, according to experts.
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Yoga and dance workshops for kids and parents at a museum. Free bike locks to encourage students to cycle to school. A food bank that offers fitness workouts along with hot meals for children. These are among the projects encouraged by a 2-year-old Chicago consortium tackling childhood obesity.
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Hobby and student game makers are getting a chance to make games for the Wii console.
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Children, and perhaps even some parents, who have found themselves wanting more âNaked Brothersâ will probably get their fill in the next few months.
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While it's the start of the school year for most U.S. students, children at Barcroft Elementary have been at their desks for nearly a month &#151; and they're fine with that.