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Our responsibility to Chicago's youngest generation
Every elected official loves nothing more than to open a new school, a new library or a new park. But the demands of elected office require doing more than what we "like" doing. The oath that we take to serve residents and build a better future for our...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Chicago Public Schools, Science and Technology, Students, Chicago Mayor
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Autism, Finance, Entertainment, Teaching and Learning, Sports
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4 easy steps make simpler work of tiling
Tiling qualifies as a do-it-yourself project because the materials come in little pieces. It makes a difference. Want to try an 8-foot-long slab of granite at 300 pounds for the kitchen counter? Ummm, maybe not. But once you sort through the shapes,...
Tags: Science and Technology, Building Material
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Struggling with maths? Plug in to improve
Reuters* Researchers used "transcranial random noise stimulation" * Five days of stimulated training boosted maths performance * Technique could help people with learning difficulties By Kate Kelland LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Applying painless but...Tags: Science and Technology, Parkinson's Disease, University of Oxford, Alzheimer's Disease, Education
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Get your brain in gear at the HoCo STEM Festival
Calling all kids interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) related activities? The first annual HoCo STEM Festival is June 9, 1 to 4 p.m., at Howard Community College. This free community event is the brainchild of the Committee to...Tags: Weather Science, Education, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment, Engineering
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High school senior bakes her way to success and scholarships
She can whip out an elaborately decorated wedding cake as easily as a dozen cupcakes and has made selling both a money-making venture. The owner of Shea's Bakery in Delray Beach also takes calculus, chemistry and plays the sax. Meet Shea Gouldd, a...
Tags: Science and Technology, Schools, High Schools, Delray Beach, Wedding Cake
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Seminole teacher in sex case gets bond
Lyman High School teacher Scott Kimbrough was granted $30,000 bond Saturday morning after his second arrest on child-sex-abuse charges, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said. Kimbrough was ordered to wear a GPS-monitoring device if he makes bail....
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Justice System, Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Judges
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Seminole math teacher re-arrested after 2nd student said he had sex with her
A Seminole County high school teacher who was arrested and accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student was re-arrested Friday after a second female student told investigators they had a sexual relationship when she was 15....
Tags: Science and Technology, Police Arrests, Crimes, Sexual Assault, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jean-Pierre G. Meyer, Hopkins professor
Jean-Pierre G. Meyer, former professor and chairman of the Johns Hopkins University mathematics department whose escape from Nazi-occupied France became the subject of a children's book, died April 24 of heart failure at his Guilford residence. He was 83....
Tags: Religion and Belief, Nazi Party, France, Johns Hopkins University, Japan
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American dream goes sour for Kazakhs charged over bombings
Reuters* Two Kazakh students face up to five years in jail * Both suspected of impeding bombing investigation * Central Asia homeland produces oil, run with firm hand By Mariya Gordeyeva ALMATY, May 2 (Reuters) - Going to study in America was a dream come...Tags: Religion and Belief, Television Industry, Music, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Islam
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Florida needs more vocational schools
A Florida high school diploma is once again being rewarded to all students who can pass the algebra end-of-course exam (ninth grade math) and the 10th grade FCAT exam in reading. Thank you, Gov. Rick Scott, for once again changing the requirements back to...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Advanced Training, Education, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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A sensible caution, poorly stated
WASHINGTON -- People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign punishment for...Tags: Diplomacy, International Law, Politics, Hillary Clinton, International Relations
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