Word: grades
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...earless, sticky blue heads, homemade instruments and a lot of crepe paper, chose a wholly original second act. They started a school. The Blue School, as it's known, opened its doors in September to 61 New York City kids kindergarten age or younger. It plans to offer first grade next year and grow all the way to fifth grade. (Watch TIME's Blue School video...
...years have killed or injured thousands worldwide. These products all have three words in common: MADE IN CHINA. A large state-owned Chinese company, Sanlu Group, based in Hebei province in central China, as well as several smaller companies, apparently diluted milk products with an additive called melamine. Industrial-grade melamine is a masking agent used to hide the dilution of protein, in this case in milk products, including an infant formula widely popular in China. Nearly 53,000 small children in China have developed kidney stones, four have died, and product recalls have spread to 11 countries, including...
...Chicago's Alinea Restaurant. "There's a huge misconception that the food here will be science-y. It's food." He concedes that there "are tons of steps" in his Alinea (Ten Speed Press; $50), but, he says, "a well-written recipe is as simple as a fourth-grade story." And since not all fourth-graders have an antigriddle (a cooktop that freezes rather than heats), Achatz notes that a cookie sheet atop dry ice will suffice...
...Jeopardy. “The room becomes unbelievably hectic.” According to Sun, the problems were easier and covered simpler topics than the problems at the main tournament because participants were not expected to have an extensive background in math competitions. John S. Trabucco, a 10th grade student from Roxbury Latin High School in West Roxbury who finished first place individually, described the problems as “reasonably manageable.” Jae Eui Shin from Phillips Academy, Andover placed second, and Yidan Li of Phillips Exeter Academy placed third. Cash prizes, custom-made glasses, and passes...
...Hampshire began an initiative called Follow the Child. Starting practically from birth, educators are expected to chart children's educational progress year to year. In the future, this effort will be bolstered by formalized curricula that specify exactly what kids should know by the end of each grade level...