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STEM-specific news for career development professionals
STEM Career SmartBrief
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Houston ranks top city for engineering jobs
5/23/2013
- San Diego Union-Tribune
Houston is the top city for engineering jobs, according to a study released Tuesday by Monster.com. Ads for jobs such as industrial and mechanical engineers have jumped 44% over the past year, the stu Read More
News serving the K-12 education profession
ASCD SmartBrief
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N.Y. students may get paid to help craft new GED tests
5/24/2013
- Wall Street Journal, The
About 1,200 graduating high-school seniors in New York state are being sought as paid volunteers to take a new General Educational Development test being developed by CTB/McGraw-Hill. Under the plan, Read More
Global education news
ASCD Worldwide Edition SmartBrief
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Parents seek better English instruction in Hong Kong
5/23/2013
- Standard (Hong Kong), The
Some non-Chinese or expatriate parents in Hong Kong have expressed concerns over the level of English-language instruction available in some schools. Other schools known as Direct Subsidy Scheme schoo Read More
News about special education
CEC SmartBrief
Published in partnership with: The Council for Exceptional Children
Study shows fewer minority students received autism diagnosis
5/24/2013
- Education Week
Minority students -- African-American, Hispanic and American Indian -- were less likely to receive an autism diagnosis than white and Asian peers from 1998 to 2006, according to a recent study highlig Read More
Ill. school district offers online math enrichment 24/7
5/22/2013
- Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.), The
Students at Olympia Community Unit School District 16 in Stanford, Ill., can access online math enrichment activities from home or school anytime they want extra skills practice. The district has used Read More
News for educators and parents students in grades 4-8
MiddleWeb SmartBrief
Published in partnership with: MiddleWeb LLC
What to do about minor class disruptions
5/23/2013
- Guardian (London), The
In this blog post, Tracey Lawrence, an educator in the United Kingdom, shares 10 tips for dealing with low-level disruptions in the classroom -- from note passing to humming -- shared by educators and Read More
San Diego Unified School District news
Friday Notes
Published in partnership with: San Diego Unified School District
Wilson Middle Orchestra entertains board of education meeting attendees
5/16/2013
The Wilson Middle School Intermediate Orchestra performed two numbers to help kick off the May 14 Board of Education meeting. The all-string orchestra, comprised of seventh- and eighth-grade students, Read More
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