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11 hours ago ago from FRISK A LIBERAL
Wonder what you would find if you frisked the students of Detroit, Michigan? Answer: They scored the record low on a national math test. Being a Michigander myself, this is some real depressing news. Ouch : Detroit Public Schools students posted the worst math results ever recorded in the 40-year history of a prestigious nationwide test, according to scores released today. Sixty-nine percent of fourth-graders and 77 ...
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15 hours ago ago from GothamSchools ยป Newsroom
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3 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
Most urban school districts failed to make significant progress in math achievement in the past two years, and had scores below the national average, according to a new federal study. View Full Image Landov Many urban school districts didn't show significant gains in math. Above, fourth-graders at Creekside Elementary School in Elgin, Ill., west of Chicago. The results, released Tuesday by ...
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12 hours ago ago from FanHouse
BEIJING -It was raining hard, and the hundreds of children leaving their evening classes raced down the narrow stairway closest to their dormitory. Somehow, someone stumbled and the ensuing crush of bodies left eight children dead. Television footage showed a small pool of blood on one of the landings of the five-story building shortly after Monday night's stampede, which raised new concerns about safety in China's pressure-cooker education ...
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5 hours ago ago from CNN - U.S.
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A doctor said most of those hurt had bruising to their chest, arms and face Eight students were killed and another 26 injured in a stampede in a school stairwell in Hunan province, central China, state media have said. About 400 students made for one narrow stairway after evening classes when one fell, setting off the crush, China Central TV said. Seven boys and one girl aged 11 to 14 from Yucai Middle School in Xiangxiang ...
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