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U.S. Students Give Mediocre Performance on International Tests

by Dr. Susan Berry Results of the 2015 Trends in International Math and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Program in International Student Assessment (PISA) find American students are showing at best mediocre performance in math, science, and reading. These international test results come following the 2015 results of the assessments known as the Nation’s Report Card (NAEP), which found that only a third of the nation’s eighth graders are at or above the proficiency level in math and 34 percent are at or above the same level in reading. “The mediocre results from the 2015 NAEP assessment and the just-released scores from… View Article

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on December 9, 2016 in World News

Student Diagnosed With TB at Nebraska School Where 18 Percent Are Refugees

by Michael Patrick Leahy A student enrolled at Benson Magnet High School, one of seven high schools in the Omaha, Nebraska Public Schools system, was diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) in November. Two hundred thirty seven of Benson Magnet High School’s 1,273 students, or 18.6 percent, are refugees, according to Omaha Public School’s District English Language Learner/Refugee Report, 2015-16. Officials with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the Douglas County Public Health Department are withholding whether the student was foreign-born or American-born. A number of Omaha’s refugee students were born in countries burdened by TB; Myanmar/Burma (617), Nepal (186), Somalia (140), and… View Article

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on December 9, 2016 in World News

Textured Solar Roads To Be Installed On Four Continents In 2017

By Amanda Froelich  Solar Roadways were designed to withstand the elements as well as the weight of an 18-wheeler truck. By next year, textured roads that can transmit the sun’s energy onto power grids may be coming to a city near you. Bloomberg reports that Colas SA, a subsidiary of France’s Bouygues Group, designed solar panels that can be installed into road surfaces. Not only are they somewhat aesthetically pleasing, they can withstand the weight of an 18-wheeler truck. At present, the rugged solar panels are being built into some French road surfaces. And, the designers intend to test the… View Article

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