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Govt to update entire curriculum soon: Hazar Bijarani

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani told the National Assembly that the entire education curriculum would be updated within a couple of months to bring it at par with international education standard. Replying to a

Jan. 20   5:41 pm

Full Story at The News


Detroit 2009: Fuel cells, a "promising solution," come to Cobo Hall

Even though the SAE World Congress last year featured a seminar titled, "The Problems of Fuel Cell Commercialization," the SAE is putting a positive spin on fuel cells for the public at this year's Detroit Auto Show. Tomorrow, for example, the SAE

Jan. 20   4:50 pm

Full Story at AutoblogGreen


McKinley-Brighton celebrates inauguration

Instead of heading to the capital to watch the inaugural parade, students at McKinley-Brighton Elementary School staged their own parade Tuesday morning and were able to have their photos taken with a cardboard cutout of the new president. Classes

Jan. 20   4:36 pm

Full Story at Syracuse.com


Questar Assessment, Inc. Receives Education Award from the U.S. Local Business Association

APPLE VALLEY, Minn., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Questar Assessment, Inc. (www.questarai.com), a leading educational assessment provider for states, schools and school districts, has been selected for the 2008 Best of Apple Valley Award in the Educational

Jan. 20   4:33 pm

Full Story at PR Newswire


Board reviews new middle school proposal

CLINTON ? The Clinton School Board met in special session Monday evening to discuss the recommendation recently made by the Facilities Task Force that the district construct one large, centrally located middle school building to accommodate all of its

Jan. 20   3:56 pm

Full Story at Clinton Herald


2 drug sweeps come up empty at BVA schools

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP -- Members of the Belle Vernon Area School District's drug task force searched two schools without incident last week, school board president Dale Patterson revealed Monday. Patterson commented on the first drug dog search conducted

Jan. 20   3:56 pm

Full Story at Pittsburgh Entertainment


Enter the Google Ancient Rome 3D Curriculum Competition

*Imagine trying to explain this development to K-12 educators from 40 years ago. Here's what you may win from getting your pre-teens to frolic in an ancient Roman virtuality: " Teachers submitting the top 6 examples alone or in teams will be honored as

Jan. 20   3:55 pm

Full Story at Wired


Kendall teens have a goal: to get fit

To help overweight teens shed pounds so they don't carry the extra weight into their adult lives, personal trainers at the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center in Kendall have created a program that teaches adolescents about fitness and

Jan. 20   3:30 pm

Full Story at Miami Herald


Today a 'big deal' at Detroit's Friends School

At Friends School in Detroit, many students were looking forward to watching today's events in their classrooms. "It's history. It's a big deal," said Taylor Matthews, 13, an eighth-grader from Detroit. Charlie Callis, a seventh-grader, said he'll be

Jan. 20   3:07 pm

Full Story at Detroit Free Press


Bugle call

I can?t forget the scene in the aftermath of Sept. 11 where President Bush learned the second plane had hit the World Trade Center. He was on television, seated in a classroom, speaking to very young schoolchildren. An advisor entered the picture and

Jan. 20   3:02 pm

Full Story at The Moderate Voice


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