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The Virginia Department of Education has unveiled a tool that teachers and parents can use to select books that interest young readers and help them improve their skills.

A film on OhioLINK. This program uncovers what happens in our minds when we learn, remember, and imagine. It reveals how neurons and synapses lay down knowledge in the brain; ways to improve our ability to acquire knowledge, including increased intake of omega-3 fatty acids; how to manipulate memory to recall information more easily; the powerful influence of subliminal messages; and what actually happens during a "eureka moment" and how to have more of them. Stories of a midwife cramming for exams and a firefighter who used intuition to save lives are featured. Original BBCW broadcast title: Get Smart. (60 minutes, color)

Business leaders, governors, and others are urging a redoubled commitment to strengthening U.S. students' preparation to succeed in the subjects known by the increasingly familiar shorthand of STEM.

A study to be released today by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum [cites] improvements in a range of literacy skills among students who took part in a program in which the Guggenheim sends artists into schools. The study, now in its second year, interviewed hundreds of New York City third graders, some of whom had participated in the Guggenheim program, called Learning Through Art, and others who did not.\n\n

The author in this article does a study to see if the relationship between teachers perceptions of the leadership of school principals in a large urban school district. This study seems very reliable because the number of people in the study is about 700, which i a sufficient number to collect data from. The article also explains that decision making in schools have changed and teamwork has improved and with the teamwork in urban schools it is important to have a leader.

This author suggests a way to improve the quality of teachers in urban school districts. This will hopefull help the students and close the achievement gap. It says that Teach for American should adopt the teacher residency to help qualify the teachers. Urban schools are in need of well prepared teachers. The program will screen and recruit college grads that are strong and will make a difference in the urban school districts and will change a childs life.

This article is about an experiment that was done to test the knowledge of elderly adults. There were 137 participants and the test lasted for about five weeks. The test proved that if the elderly were given a course about internet and computer use, they were more open to using it and did not stress or have anxiety over it. They also were given internet/computer courses about health that improved there health literacy.

This article talks about the need to improve education in schools. It gives information on ways in which we can go about making this change, such as using digital literacy. This article talks about both teachers effects and students effects. This is a helpful article if you are interested in researching how literacy is being changed, or ways in which people are thinking about changing it, either for the better or the worse.

This article discusses a study that was done to test the understanding of patients literacy of food labels. It was tested by a test known as, REALM, and given to adults. This test showed that doctors need to provide nutrition information to patients to improve there health before and after surgery.

The author of this article explains how teacher quality has been an ongoing issue and a big concern for many. The No Child Left behind Act focuses on having good qualified teachers that will improve test scores of their students. The article says how there is not clear meaning on what a qualified teacher is. One can not determine weather a teacher is qualified. it also talks about how they asses a teacher to determine weather they are qualified enough to teach.

This article is about how when parents increase their involvment in their child's school, this creates a better relationship between the student and teacher. With this new relationship also bring better literacy and math skills for the student. The students change their attitude about school and actually want to go. This is why it important for low income families to get involved in the schools.

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