__ __ 2008-11-10 18:46:00 Group Launches Push for More Math, Science Teachers...

For decades, the Montana Constitution has made preservation of American Indian culture an explicit educational goal. But educators did little about it until 2004, when the state supreme court ruled that Montana had ignored its responsibility to teach about the stateâ⠬⠢s seven...

_ 2008-11-04 18:00:00 Ariz.

The New York Times that found, once again, that the United States is failing to develop the math skills of its students, particularly girls, especially compared to other countries where math education is more highly valued.

Nearly 180 business, education, and scientific organizations have signed on to a letter urging the next president to appoint a cabinet-rank science adviser by Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009.

__ __ 2008-10-31 16:09:00 Roving Math Specialists Help Elementary Teachers...

Nearly 180 organizations representing the interdependent arenas of science, academia and business are urging the next president to appoint a White House science adviser by Inauguration Day and give the position cabinet-level rank.

__ __ 2008-10-29 19:13:00 Live from Antarctica! It's NY science class...

In a new book, a 6th grade teacher recounts her improbable (and highly educational) run for Congress As the country counts down to an expected record voter turnout on Election Day, enterprising teachers are no doubt taking advantage of the national teachable moment by holding mock elections and otherwise...

__ __ 2008-10-20 16:12:00 Math Study Evaluates Digital Aids...

_ 2008-10-17 19:51:00 Texas Panel Chosen to Review Science Curriculum...

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__ __ 2008-10-17 16:13:00 American Culture Seen to Thwart Girls' Math Development...

__ __ 2008-10-16 23:43:00 Kan.

Urban districts are turning to another model of preparation to get teachers-one run by an outside group that mixes classroom training with practical experience in their own...

__ __ 2008-10-10 15:34:00 Efforts Undertaken to Publicize Math Panels Results...

__ __ 2008-10-08 16:31:00 Scientists Get Online to Hear Kids' Drug Concerns...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota boards a jet Sept. 23, as he travels the state to announce new education initiatives. â Jay Pickthorn/The Forum/AP An ambitious school improvement plan outlined by...

2008-10-07 23:14:12 Video Game Helps Math Students Vanquish an Archfiend: Algebra...

__ __ 2008-10-07 21:50:00 Scientists go chatting to hear kids' drug concerns...

__ __ 2008-10-07 20:15:00 Candidates' Math-Science Ideas Face Limits...

How much do four-year-olds know about science?Its a question researchers at the University of Texas Center for Science and Math Education are pondering thanks to a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

_ 2008-10-07 16:31:00 A Marriage Made in Math Class...

In The Washington Post's review of math education, staff writer Nelson Hernandez today explores high school geometry and algebra skills needed to earn a diploma.

John Musso, a former teacher and district chief financial officer, is the executive director of the Association of School Business Officials International, which represents more than 6,000 school business management professionals across the...

__ __ 2008-09-30 21:19:00 Scientists unite for science curriculum...

Peg Tyre is a staff writer for Newsweek and the mother of two school-age boys. In 2006, she wrote a cover story for Newsweek with the headline â⠬ŠThe Boy Crisis,â⠬ which profiled a group of boysâ⠬â all struggling readersâ⠬â at an elementary school in...

__ __ 2008-09-29 17:45:00 Finding the Language to Teach Science...

Three area public high schools had a 100 percent pass rate on the state's science MCAS exam, a graduation requirement for the class of 2010. Manchester Essex Regional High School, Salem Academy Charter School, and Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden had every student pass the test, according to...

__ __ 2008-09-25 02:28:00 Science, Math, and Girls...

Sen. Barack Obama wants to start a new program supporting an innovative-schools fund that his campaign says would allow districts to create â⠬Športfoliosâ⠬ of schools modeled after existing success...

__ __ 2008-09-23 23:18:00 Audit clear Ga.

__ __ 2008-09-23 21:15:00 FCAT analysis finds misconceptions about science...

Hereâ⠬⠢s a new angle on the teacher-quality issue: According to a study by researchers at Ball State University, many teachers may not be getting enough sleep at night to be fully effective in the...

_ 2008-09-23 16:12:00 Study: Kids Misplaced in Math...

Maybe state and local education officials are correct. Maybe we shouldn't read too much into the statewide test results released last week measuring student proficiency in science.

__ __ 2008-09-23 01:17:00 WSU gets grant to study women in science...

When I took office, only high-energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the World Wide Web ... Now even my cat has its own page. -- President Bill Clinton, announcing Next Generation Internet initiative in 1996 Fifth-graders in Albuquerque, N.

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A state-by-state breakdown of eighth-grade math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and the percentage of eighth graders enrolled in advanced math classes.