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Researchers Urge Caution On Using Genetic Ancestry Tests

The availability of genetic ancestry tests has generated considerable interest among Americans eager to learn about the racial background of their ancestors.

November 14, 2007

Faculty & Staff

ACT Inc. Board, CEO Paid Higher Than Most Nonprofits

DES MOINES, Iowa The Iowa City-based nonprofit organization that develops ACT college entrance tests pays its board and its top executive more than almost all other nonprofit organizations in the United States.

November 11, 2007

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High School Students Could Take Twice as Many Exams to Graduate

ATLANTA State board of education members are considering a proposal that would require teens to pass at least nine exams before they earn their high school diploma nearly twice as many tests as they take now.

November 11, 2007

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Report: California Dropouts Spike in First Year of Exit Exam for High School Graduation

SACRAMENTO Calif. The number of California high school dropouts spiked in 2006, the first year seniors were required to pass an exit exam to graduate, according to a report presented Wednesday to the state Board of Education.

November 7, 2007

Students

In Brief: Final Suspect in Slayings of Delaware State Students Pleads Not Guilty

A Nicaraguan national considered a principal suspect in the execution-style slayings of three Delaware State University students in Newark over the summer pleaded not guilty Wednesday; nearly half of Texas’ college freshmen have to take remedial classes; the last of six Black teens to be arraigned in the beating of a White high school student pleaded not guilty to reduced charges.

November 7, 2007

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Many Texas Grads Not Ready For College, Panel Says

AUSTIN Texas high school graduates enter college far less ready for the harder course load than other students, according to new research that shows nearly half of the state’s college freshmen take remedial classes.

November 6, 2007

STEM

Mississippi State University to Begin Testing Two-tone Emergency Siren System

STARKVILLE Miss. Mississippi State University will begin testing on Nov. 6 a new siren system that will distinguish between drills and a real emergency.

October 29, 2007

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Unconventional Wisdom

These new books from scholars defy the accepted thinking in their fields.

September 19, 2007

Students

Minn. student scores stay mostly steady in reading, math

ST. PAUL They didn’t jump dramatically nor did they fall precipitously. So, “steady” became the watchword as the Department of Education put out the latest batch of student test scores Sunday.

July 28, 2007

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Now that DNA evidence conclusively proves the third U.S. president fathered the child of a slave, scholars weigh in on what it means for the discipline of American History

Now that DNA evidence conclusively proves the third U.S. president fathered the child of a slave, scholars weigh in on what it means for the discipline of American History

July 14, 2007

STEM

Reforming American education

Washington Just what is education reform? National education standards? Equity of access? Teacher certification? Curriculum revision? Better governance? Moreover, do we really need to reconstruct our educational system?

July 11, 2007

Health

Less sugar and more of the sweet life: the Diabetes Prevention Program

Washington The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is a researh study being conducted at twenty-five medical centers around the country. Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the program hopes to prove that type 2 diabetes can be prevented by altering one’s lifestyle and/or medication.

July 11, 2007