South Carolina schools have reported that academic success and motivation has come from providing single-gender classes.
"Two-thirds of about 7,000 students in South Carolina's single-gender programs who responded to the annual survey said the classes have improved their academic performance and classroom attitude, 79 percent reported increases in their classroom effort, and 83 percent said they were more likely to finish high school," the article says.
Single-gender classes are an "add-on" option, due to budget cuts. This means that coed classes are still optional.
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Google Gives $250,000 to Tech Education for Needy Communities
Google has pledged to give $250,000 to teach underprivileged communities how to interact with technology through it's iGotITtoo (I've got information technology, too) program.
Volunteers will teach two or three classes per week to those wishing to participate in the program.
Google believes that increasing knowledge in technology will improve quality of life, due to new access of services.
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Volunteers will teach two or three classes per week to those wishing to participate in the program.
Google believes that increasing knowledge in technology will improve quality of life, due to new access of services.
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High School Graduation Rates See Small Boost, Report Finds
Graduation rates have risen.
The graduation rate has risen between 2001 to 2008 from 72% to 75%, with 29 states increasing the rate.
Two states, Wisconsin and Vermont, have reached close to a 90% graduation rate.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20101201/us_time/08599203352400;_ylt=Al3oWKpK_K1aZT47JtSraX1QXs8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJuNTMzcjZ2BGFzc2V0A3RpbWUvMjAxMDEyMDEvMDg1OTkyMDMzNTI0MDAEcG9zAzI5BHNlYwN5bl9wYWdpbmF0ZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA2hpZ2hzY2hvb2xncg--
The graduation rate has risen between 2001 to 2008 from 72% to 75%, with 29 states increasing the rate.
Two states, Wisconsin and Vermont, have reached close to a 90% graduation rate.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20101201/us_time/08599203352400;_ylt=Al3oWKpK_K1aZT47JtSraX1QXs8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJuNTMzcjZ2BGFzc2V0A3RpbWUvMjAxMDEyMDEvMDg1OTkyMDMzNTI0MDAEcG9zAzI5BHNlYwN5bl9wYWdpbmF0ZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA2hpZ2hzY2hvb2xncg--
Report: More Government Involvement Needed in College Search Process
A recently released report says that the government needs to be more involved in the college search process.
The report says that students respond well to rankings systems, and that research to conclude achievement averages should be conducted to show the advantages to different schools.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20101203/ts_usnews/reportmoregovernmentinvolvementneededincollegesearchprocess;_ylt=AndL.eN_IeSMApD5I99OYTVQXs8F;_ylu=X3oDMTQ2Mmt0NzgwBGFzc2V0A3VzbmV3cy8yMDEwMTIwMy9yZXBvcnRtb3JlZ292ZXJubWVudGludm9sdmVtZW50bmVlZGVkaW5jb2xsZWdlc2VhcmNocHJvY2VzcwRwb3MDMTcEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDcmVwb3J0bW9yZWdv
The report says that students respond well to rankings systems, and that research to conclude achievement averages should be conducted to show the advantages to different schools.
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US falls to average in education ranking
The U.S. education ranking has fallen to average, from being toward the top.
Researchers suggest that Americans should value the education they are receiving to improve rankings.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101207/ts_alt_afp/educationusoecd;_ylt=AofHdTwU.vd7yDxTUbZnZCZQXs8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJuM2I3cGFvBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMTIwNy9lZHVjYXRpb251c29lY2QEcG9zAzM1BHNlYwN5bl9wYWdpbmF0ZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA3VzZmFsbHN0b2F2ZQ--
Researchers suggest that Americans should value the education they are receiving to improve rankings.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101207/ts_alt_afp/educationusoecd;_ylt=AofHdTwU.vd7yDxTUbZnZCZQXs8F;_ylu=X3oDMTJuM2I3cGFvBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMTIwNy9lZHVjYXRpb251c29lY2QEcG9zAzM1BHNlYwN5bl9wYWdpbmF0ZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA3VzZmFsbHN0b2F2ZQ--
Finland's fall from top education spot 'worrying': minister
Finland has fallen from the top country for education. It now places behind Shanghai and South Korea in literacy tests.
Minister Henna Virkkunen describes the decrease as "worrying," but educational researchers have said that overall, Finland places very high in education.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101207/lf_afp/educationschooloecdfinland;_ylt=AitVIp8HRm0JFK.jER_15cNQXs8F;_ylu=X3oDMTMyZzVhdW1jBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMTIwNy9lZHVjYXRpb25zY2hvb2xvZWNkZmlubGFuZARwb3MDMzAEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDZmlubGFuZDM5c2Zh
Minister Henna Virkkunen describes the decrease as "worrying," but educational researchers have said that overall, Finland places very high in education.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101207/lf_afp/educationschooloecdfinland;_ylt=AitVIp8HRm0JFK.jER_15cNQXs8F;_ylu=X3oDMTMyZzVhdW1jBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMTIwNy9lZHVjYXRpb25zY2hvb2xvZWNkZmlubGFuZARwb3MDMzAEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDZmlubGFuZDM5c2Zh
State Dept denies warning students about WikiLeaks
Regarding WikiLeaks and students, officials have denied that students were warned against viewing website and linking to the articles.
A spokesman did warn students not to download documents to personal computers because it could compromise future careers in government, due to security concerns.
It is concerning that students would be instructed to not post links to the site, because although the government may consider documents to be classified, they are public at the present time. If students are unable to do what they want with the information, freedom of speech is compromised.
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A spokesman did warn students not to download documents to personal computers because it could compromise future careers in government, due to security concerns.
It is concerning that students would be instructed to not post links to the site, because although the government may consider documents to be classified, they are public at the present time. If students are unable to do what they want with the information, freedom of speech is compromised.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101207/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_wikileaks_columbia_university;_ylt=Ar5Bt139m3NLzsnXnln_2h9QXs8F;_ylu=X3oDMTNhajBubW52BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAxMjA3L3VzX3VzX3dpa2lsZWFrc19jb2x1bWJpYV91bml2ZXJzaXR5BHBvcwMyNgRzZWMDeW5fcGFnaW5hdGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawNzdGF0ZWRlcHRkZW4-
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