Imagine you are about to make a move. Your employer has decided that your skills are needed in another part of the country. What neighborhoods are best? What kinds of schools serve the communities you are considering? How do you find out? One option is to research school rankings for gen...
Have you ever wondered how some people seem to get to grips with a new language very quickly? When learning a new language there is often a key that opens the door more quickly. This article will be that key!
The biggest difference between the English and Spanish languages is that Spanish...
When asked what you wanted to be when you grew up, you probably didnt say a Cisco network engineer. In fact, unless you had a computer geek or an engineer in your family, you probably didnt say an engineer at all. Kids usually want to be things that they see as glamorous models of people who...
In the foreword to the first edition of the well-known “Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy” the great physicist, Sir Isaac Newton wrote, in particular, that it would be desirable to extend the harmonious principles of mechanics to other natural phenomena. Since then, there...
Las Vegas Schools Open New Schools and Hire New Teachers
New Schools Equal New Hires
Las Vegas Schools have ten new schools opening for the 2006-2007 school year. Nine are brand new schools, while one is a replacement of Rancho High School. This is part of a long term plan to meet...
Producing silk isn’t as easy as it sounds. We’re going to examine some of what’s involved including a look at what typical mass production is in some of the more productive countries such as Japan, China and Thailand.
Silk production is done in stages. The first...
Houston Schools Superintendent Highest Paid In State Or Is He?
The Houston Chronicle conducted a study and published its results in mid-March. As part of the Sunshine Week open-records program of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the newspaper surveyed the compensation packages...
Las Vegas Academys Series of Short Plays Showcases Student Talent in Las Vegas Schools
Las Vegas Academy, one of the magnet schools of the Las Vegas Public School District, has prepared a series of student produced and student led theater performances.
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School systems across the country have just a couple of things on their plate: charter schools, budgets, magnet schools, pension plans, pre-K and dropout rates- to name a few. Houston Schools are no different, and Magnet and Early Childhood programs appear to be at the top of the...
Scientists say evidence is mounting “that creating healthy animals through cloning is More difficult than they had expected.” So began a front-page story in the New York Times (Marching 25), highlighting the frustrations of animal cloners, and the chance that person cloning...
Kids’ Activities: The Magic Bag Is A Great Way to Introduce Kids To Fossils
My long-time enjoyment of earth science, especially when it included fossil activities, had me doing earth science activities for kids from the time my own children were little ones. So when my middle school...
At the end of June 2007 the Supreme Court made a split 5-4 ruling that limits the ability of schools to use race as a factor in determining student participation in academic programs like magnet schools. Around that same time, the Alliance for Excellence in Education released a study out of...