The Ohio Schools are redefining their Special Education program and closing the gap in the achievement of students with disabilities. The Ohio schools believe that achievement gaps are not the same as ability gaps, and the education system is responsible for ensuring that high achievement is an...
At some schools, the course catalog looks like a phone book. You may be thinking “information overload!” as your eyes glaze over and you begin to feel a little panicky.
If the sheer volume of possibilities is more than you can handle all at once, shut the catalog. Sit down...
Philadelphia Schools has a just say no policy, when it comes to school bullies and other related negative student behavior.
Approximately, two thirds of all deaths among children and adolescents in the United States are the result of injury-related causes. These include motor vehicle...
“Everything is simpler than you think and at the same time more complex than you imagine.”
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Complexity rises spontaneously in nature through processes such as self-organization. Emergent phenomena are common as are emergent traits, not...
More and more universities and colleges are offering distance learning degree education such as Bachelor degrees, Masters and even Doctorate PhD degrees to students who prefer to study from the comfort of their own homes rather than attending campus classes.
Even as the credibility of...
ABSTRACT
Bio-fuels are non-fossil fuels, produced from agriculture sources, residues, and waste. Bio-ethanol refers to ethanol produced from crops (e.g., corn-ethanol and sugar-ethanol) and from waste (i.e., biomass-ethanol). The motivation for developing bio-ethanol as a transportation...
New York City Schools and Teachers Union Join Forces to Attract New Teaching Talent through Innovative Housing Support Program
Like many other school districts in large, metropolitan cities, New York City Schools currently have a shortage of qualified teachers, especially in the most...
You may think that youre stuck with the current IQ that you have for good. However, there is a way that you can boost your IQ to a much higher level than you thought possible.
A French psychologist by the name of Alfred Binet first published the modern intelligence tests to evaluate if...
What are the best sights for astronomy? That’s hard to say. There is so much out there that the determination of what are the best sights for astronomy probably requires you to do some advance study and decide for yourself what you’d like to learn about.
There are a couple of...
A UK energy inspector must take a series of lectures, workshops and hands-on training to pass the testing and earn the diploma as domestic energy assessor.
For those who have not had any practical training as an energy inspector, one of the course packages offered by the NHER sets aside...
New Monitoring and Appraisal Systems for Higher Scholastic Achievement in Houston Schools
Two new achievement systems have been developed and implemented for the Houston Schools a school board monitoring system and a new appraisal system for the superintendent. The district is committed...
The easiest time in one’s life to learn a new language is childhood or adolescence as this is the time when everything is fresh and new and the groundwork for learning is being laid. This does not mean however that you cannot take on a new language if you are older than say, 30 or 40 years...