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Teachers Get an Education

In this country, as in much of the Western world, we are constantly bemoaning slipping scores in math and science. So here’s a bit of good news: The first 26 science teachers to participate in the Rothschild-Weizmann Program for Excellence in Science Teaching will be receiving their degrees in science education in a few weeks. [...]

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Faculty poll shows opposition to USF Poly split

TAMPA Most USF Polytechnic faculty members responding to a recent survey say they don’t want their college separated from the University of South Florida system. “I have been a strong supporter of USF, but not a supporter of a no-name non-accredited college,” said one respondent, who participated in the United Faculty of Florida’s anonymous survey. [...]

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A Review of Market Samurai

If you really want Internet Marketing to work to your advantage, you have to choose good keywords. Obviously you can only use the phrases that you yourself look up most often. The absolute best strategy, though, is usually to use something that will help you find the most effective and most often searched for keywords [...]

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Teachers’ lives ‘ruined’ by false allegations, warns minister

Figures from the Department for Education show that around 44 per cent of claims made by pupils and their parents were “unsubstantiated, malicious or unfounded”. In one-in-five cases, teachers were automatically suspended while investigations into allegations were carried out, despite widespread concerns over a wave of false claims. Fewer than one-in-20 allegations levelled at staff [...]

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