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Tanzania has ditched school rankings—it should replace them with something more useful

While announcing the results of the 2022 Certificate of Secondary School Examination, Tanzania's National Examination Council did not provide school rankings for the first time in decades......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 13th, 2023

Why do kids cheat? Is it normal, or should I be worried?

Everyone knows a kid who cheats at Monopoly or backyard cricket. Perhaps they have even cheated on a test at school......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 27th, 2024

YouTuber shows off hardware hack to replace soldered MacBook storage

A YouTube video shows off a newly-developed technique to replace the soldered-on storage modules on most modern MacBook Pro and other MacBook models — but the upgrade is impractical and costly to do.Video shows replacement of original soldered stor.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Friday at Maker Faire Brings Big Art and School Field Trips

Check out ongoing highlights from Maker Faire Bay Area. The post Friday at Maker Faire Brings Big Art and School Field Trips appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  makezineonlineRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

A poor year for juvenile striped bass in Virginia waters in 2024

Preliminary results from an ongoing long-term survey conducted by researchers at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS suggest that a poor year class of young-of-year striped bass was produced in the Virginia tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in 2024.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

From fireflies to drones: Researchers uncover strategy for synchronization efficiency

Researchers from The University of New Mexico School of Engineering looked to the natural world to explain how synchronized systems can work more efficiently and made a significant discovery. Their results were published in the journal Nature Communi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Colorado"s Amendment 80 wants to make school choice "a right" when it already is

In November, Colorado voters will decide whether the state's constitution should be amended to specify a right to school choice......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

There"s a crisis in special educational needs provision: Here"s the situation across the UK and Ireland

In the UK and Ireland, children who have significant special educational needs and disabilities can receive their education outside mainstream school. This often takes place in "special schools" or "special classes.".....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

AI-enhanced technique illuminates materials reactions at nanoscale

Kory Burns, a professor at the University of Virginia School (UVA) of Engineering and Applied Science, is a materials science researcher who is using artificial intelligence to improve materials characterization. He and his collaborators, representin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Junior firefighter, Mars Area High School student dies unexpectedly

Junior firefighter, Mars Area High School student dies unexpectedly.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

River flow responses to heat waves may change more rapidly under climate change, research finds

A pair of studies by researchers in Simon Fraser University's School of Environmental Science examine how climate change could alter the way Canadian rivers respond to extreme heat events......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities face barriers to medical school admission, study finds

There are 45.3 million African Americans living in the United States and they represent 13.6% of the U.S. population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But only 5.7% of physicians in the United States self-identify as Black, despite multiple effor.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Study examines reciprocal causal effects of addiction and education

Rong Hai, an associate economics professor in the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School, investigates people's behaviors that influence human capital decisions, and policies that promote this accumulation and ultimately reduce p.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Compost produced from organic solid waste could replace 21% of industrial fertilizers in urban agriculture

The organic solid waste that citizens deposit in brown recycling bins could currently produce the amount of compost needed to satisfy 8% of the nutrients demanded by urban and peri-urban agriculture, reducing environmental impacts such as soil eutrop.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Adapting generative AI for the next generation of learning

A new study by Monash University learning analytics researchers presents key considerations for generative AI (GenAI) educational tools so they are carefully developed to support, rather than replace, human learning......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Principal of top-ranked Virginia high school resigns

Principal of top-ranked Virginia high school resigns.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

Risk of cardiovascular disease linked to long-term exposure to arsenic in community water supplies

Long term exposure to arsenic in water may increase cardiovascular disease and especially heart disease risk even at exposure levels below the federal regulatory limit (10µg/L) according to a study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Hea.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 23rd, 2024

New rankings say this district has the best middle schools in Kansas City. See where

New rankings say this district has the best middle schools in Kansas City. See where.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Carroll Middle School teacher arrested for alleged sex with former student

Carroll Middle School teacher arrested for alleged sex with former student.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Qualcomm brings laptop-class CPU cores to phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite

New CPU cores replace more complicated mix-and-match of CPU architectures. Qualcomm has a new chip for flagship phones, and the best part is that it uses an improved version of th.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Specially designed transistors allow researchers to "hear" defects in a promising nanomaterial

An international research team led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering and KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) has pioneered a new technique to identify and characterize atomic-scale defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024