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Wanted: Young women to work in high-tech sector - Financial Post

2012-02-06
Financial PostWanted: Young women to work in high-tech sectorFinancial PostGenevieve Vanderveldt-L'Esperance, a McGill student, teaches classes for female high-school students, to show them the fun side of a career in IT. Susan Carreon considers herself artistic and finds math boring. So how did she become a Canadian ...

Educator Spotlight: Christopher Kallal - Peoria Journal Star

2012-02-07
Educator Spotlight: Christopher KallalPeoria Journal StarWithout her, my math class would have been utter chaos. Fourth grade teacher Brenda Bill inspires me to see the blessings of every student and reminds me to stay close to God through all the tough times. Lynn Ehlers, our special education teacher, ...

Techno Algebra and Video Book Reports Teach in a Brand New Way - Patch.com

2012-02-06
Techno Algebra and Video Book Reports Teach in a Brand New WayPatch.comFrom explosions in on-line book reviews to videos of seventh grade math wizards solving equations at the speed of light, technology has changed education forever. No longer does a student have to plow through the clouds of procrastination, ...

District 64 contest helps students learn to love science - Niles Herald-Spectator

2012-02-06
District 64 contest helps students learn to love scienceNiles Herald-SpectatorJoe Cyganowski~For Sun-Times Media Students were busy launching paper airplanes at a target on the floor and building tall structures using straws and pins — but it wasn't just regular Saturday morning fun. Students in Park Ridge-Niles District 64 ...and more »

Free Tax Help is Available - Forbes

2012-02-03
Free Tax Help is AvailableForbesOr maybe you're just a masochist and want to do your own taxes for fun (it happens). Free (or low cost) tax preparation services and software are available, you just have to find them. Follows are some resources that might be helpful: IRS Free File.and more »

Reading up, math scores low

2012-02-06
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Michigan FIRST Adds 30 New Teams, Two New Tournaments

2012-02-06
It's that time of year again -- competition in Michigan's FIRST Robotics district tournaments. Here's a rundown of this year's game, the new schools, and the tournament sites.

District 64 contest helps students learn to love science

2012-02-06
Students were busy launching paper airplanes at a target on the floor and building tall structures using straws and pins — but it wasn’t just regular Saturday morning fun. Students in Park Ridge-Niles District 64 were competing in the annual Science Olympiad held Feb. 4 at Emerson Middle School in Niles. For more than 20 years students in the district have participated in the annual Science ...

Low-tech math tool gets a bead on learning

2012-01-20
Abacus classes proliferate as back-to-basics teaching approach proves excellent way of building mental arithmetic skills

Wheelchair-bound Dakota yearns for a return to school

2012-01-26
Dakota Madill’s brow is furrowed in concentration as he works his math homework. Bent over the kitchen table of his Tooele home, he’s surrounded by pirate ships and other structures built out of Lego building blocks. His math tutor, Heidi Forsyth, leans over to help with a problem.

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2012-02-06
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1969-12-31
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1969-12-31
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1969-12-31
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1969-12-31
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2011-10-31
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1969-12-31
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2010-04-30
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2011-07-31
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1969-12-31
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1969-12-31
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