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...years, children learn how to think and act like adults. The impact of education on a young person's life cannot be overstated--it molds both students' intellect and social development. Education is a local issue; school committees around the nation have a great deal of control over their curricula, teaching styles and extracurricular activities. As a result, the decisions made by local school committees are one of the most important influences on the lives of students. The choice to drop a course, revamp a schedule, cut a budget or add an after-school activity can have a huge impact...
Over the course of the next two years, Gates, Appiah, art historian Karen Dalton and other Du Bois Institute staff secured a $200,000 grant from the Markel Foundation, cultivated a number of smaller donors, established a relationship with the Baker House and developed detailed curricula...
Pascal says PHS is investigating the possibility of providing grant funding for the development of educational curricula for research institutions. It is also planning on posting material on the Internet that will help institutions to develop their curricula...
...this end, several groups attempted to meet an academic need they felt was going unaddressed in Harvard's curricula...
...leader in these comparisons: their math textbooks try hard to engage the students and to stimulate their interest. In early grades, they present mathematical problems playfully, often in the guise of puzzles. Yet the textbooks are coherent, systematic, efficient, and cover all the basics--worlds apart from the reform curricula in this country. How I wish Singapore's approach were adopted in my daughter's school...