Word: maths
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation and associate professor of neurology, said the Foundation chose Sinbad both for his "wholesome comedy" and his work in promoting science and math among younger students...
Banneker aims to help minority students succeed academically by emphasizing math, science and technology in its curriculum...
...When you look at the demographics, these children are overwhelmingly African-American males, so the school began with a commitment that children can excel in math and science," Graham says...
...Banneker school is taught from a multi-cultural perspective with an emphasis on math, science and technology," says Lana W. Jackman, whose son, Mark, is a second-grader. "My child is being exposed to a world view because the school pulls in from the whole globe, not just the United States...
COLIN RIZZIO is the kind of guy seniors want around when they're sitting the SATs. While taking the math exam in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Rizzio thought one question seemed ambiguous. "I wrote it down afterward and discussed it with my teacher," he says. Rizzio was right. The algebra question asked students to compare two values, but neglected to specify that the key variable, a, was positive. Rizzio realized that a could be negative, creating the possibility of two answers. He E-mailed the College Board, which, for the first time in 15 years, admitted it had made a mistake...