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Pupils cook up fundraising planA GROUP of children at a city primary have raised £ 165 for charity by selling home-baking to their school mates. Read more | Comments
Workmen board-up axed school with pupils still insideWORKMEN began boarding-up an axed city primary school while the children were still being taught inside. Rankin's wife declares war over rundown capital schoolsSHE is normally content to remain out of the limelight enjoyed by her best-selling author husband. Rice's James Tour wins Feynman Prize(Rice University) James Tour, the inventor of the nanocar at Rice University, has been awarded the prestigious Foresight Institute Feynman Prize for experimental nanotechnology for 2008 by the California think tank dedicated to the beneficial implementation of nanotechnology. 
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Recognizing children's successes in all areas may prevent teenage depression(University of Missouri-Columbia) Students' successes in the first grade can affect more than their future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found links among students' weak academic performance in the first grade, self-perceptions in the sixth grade, and depression symptoms in the seventh grade. Rice University psychologist finds women's brains recognize, encode smell of male sexual sweat(Rice University) A new Rice University study published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that socioemotional meanings, including sexual ones, are conveyed in human sweat. Reactions to racism not as strong as we think(York University) One reason racism persists is that many people imagine they would respond strongly to a racist act but actually respond with indifference, a new study led by York University (in Toronto) shows. The study, being published just days before the inauguration of America's first black president, found that people overestimate how strongly they would react to racist comments. Online racial discrimination linked to depression, anxiety in teens(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Educational psychologist Brendesha Tynes says adolescents are increasingly experiencing both individual and vicarious discrimination online, which in turn triggers stress, depression and anxiety. OHSU School of Dentistry uncovers mechanism for dental pain(Oregon Health & Science University) Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's School of Dentistry have discovered a novel function of the peptide known as Nerve Growth Factor in the development of the trigeminal nerve. Fraud charges for school roll cheatsPARENTS caught lying about where they live in order to get their child into sought-after schools will be charged with fraud, a council warned yesterday. Teachers get extra training for curriculumTEACHERS will receive one extra day of training each year to help introduce the new school curriculum. Biometric technology in schools 'is unnecessary'TEACHERS and councils have described the use of biometric data in schools as unnecessary and like using a "sledgehammer to break a nut". City leaders to back nurseryA CITY nursery is set to be praised by councillors at a meeting next week. Is your maths letting you down? Count on a game of darts to put things rightIT IS perhaps the unlikeliest of government-approved pursuits. Scottish primary pupils could be tested for literacyALL Scottish children could face tests to ensure they can read, write and count before they leave primary school. US teens feel prepared for careers in science, tech, engineering, math, yet many lack mentors(Lemelson-MIT Program) American teens are embracing the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics with increasingly positive attitudes; yet many lack the necessary encouragement from mentors and role models in these fields, according to this year's Lemelson-MIT Invention Index. The annual survey, which gauges Americans' perceptions about invention and innovation, also reveals teens' altruistic intentions and feelings of preparedness to pursue careers in STEM fields. Louisiana Tech physicists highlight top 10 science stories of 2008(Louisiana Tech University) Discover, one of the world's premier science and technology news magazines, released its list of the top 100 stories for 2008 and features two projects involving physicists from Louisiana Tech University in its top 10. Montville resident and NJIT professor receives engineering honors(New Jersey Institute of Technology) Nirwan Ansari, of Montville, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, has received two notable honors. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has named him a Fellow for his contributions to broadband networks and communications. School rethinks new head roleA CITY girls' school has had second thoughts over who will replace its headteacher when she leaves this summer. Hospital given a grand sumMORE than £ 1000 has been raised to help provide an information point at the Capital's Royal Hospital for Sick Children. Deputy rector to retire after three decadesA DEPUTY rector who has worked at a top city school for more than three decades is set to retire this year. Orchard planting is the apple of pupils' eyesPUPILS at a city school will plant apple trees to mark the launch of the Commonwealth Orchard. Hugh Reilly: Plight of young Palestinians is stain on whole worldIN NORMAL circumstances, the £ 10 Zavvi Christmas gift voucher given to me by my son would have sent me into a vortex of depression. Research – could it be our route to recovery?AMID the gloom of international financial crisis and the proliferation of "To Let" signs hanging in the high streets, there is a glimmer of hope for Scotland. The nat Vandal attack on teacher's home – youth is arrestedA TEENAGER has been arrested after attacks on the home of a teacher who was convicted of assaulting pupils. Florida professor creates endowment for insect scientists(Entomological Society of America) Dr. Nan-Yao Su, a professor of entomology at the University of Florida, has donated $250, 000 to the Entomological Society of America for the establishment of an endowment to award creative entomologists who have demonstrated the ability to find alternative solutions to problems that significantly impact entomology. Each year, the interest from the $250, 000 will be presented to the winner of ESA's newest award, the Nan-Yao Su Award for Innovation and Creativity in Entomology. Tom Cruise: Scientology helped me beat dyslexiaTOM Cruise says Scientology helped him beat dyslexia. The actor was "labelled" with the learning disability aged seven, he said, and wondered if he was "an idi Tom Cruise: How I beat dyslexiaTOM Cruise says Scientology helped him beat dyslexia. The actor was "labelled" with the learning disability aged seven, he said, and wondered if he was "an idi Headteacher suspended after child porn chargesA HEADTEACHER has been charged with possessing child pornography, it emerged yesterday. Two-day annual bird show flies in to Capital venueTHE Scottish National Cage Bird Society is to hold its traditional annual bird show in Edinburgh this weekend. Fresh attacks on 'assault' teacher's homeTHE home of a teacher convicted of assaulting two pupils has been targeted in a fresh vandalism attack. Inside Education: Why schools are an easy targetA NEW year and yet more damning statistics on falling teacher numbers emerge. Minister plans greener schoolsEDUCATION Secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced plans to make Scotland's schools greener following a visit to a new eco-friendly school in the Lothians. Road safety fears after near misses at blind schoolCAMPAIGNERS are demanding new safety measures on a busy road near a blind school after a number of near misses. |
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