http://www.mail.com/subjects/16200-primary-secondary-education.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/16200-primary-secondary-education.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090242-2-13-small-suvs-well-crash-tests.html DETROIT (AP) — Only two of 13 small SUVs performed well in front-end crash tests done by an insurance industry group, with several popular models faring poorly in the evaluations. Subaru's 2014 Forester was the only vehicle to get the top "good" rating in the results released Thursday. The 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport was rated as "acceptable." But fas... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:25:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090242-2-13-small-suvs-well-crash-tests.html 2013-05-16T20:25:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2086420-dr-dre-iovine-donate-70m-usc-center.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy at the University of Southern California will offer a curriculum aimed to help young innovators create the next iPod or Facebook. The hip-hop mogul best known as Dr. Dre and the co-founder of Interscope Records appeared at a news conference Wednesday alongside USC President C. L. Max Nikias t... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:15:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2086420-dr-dre-iovine-donate-70m-usc-center.html 2013-05-15T21:15:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073602-obama-texas-presses-middle-class-jobs-agenda.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest initiatives as he pushed for action on more ambitious efforts that face resistance from congressional Republicans. "We're poised for progress," he declared. The president chose the bustling Texas capital as a ba... Thu, 09 May 2013 22:51:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073602-obama-texas-presses-middle-class-jobs-agenda.html 2013-05-09T22:51:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072280-judge-rules-cheerleaders-bible-banner-suit.html HOUSTON (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games. But the ruling might not have settled the issue of whether the banners are protected free speech, according to an attorney for the cheerleaders' school district. State District Judge Steven Thomas de... Thu, 09 May 2013 02:45:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072280-judge-rules-cheerleaders-bible-banner-suit.html 2013-05-09T02:45:30Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2067094-to-start-tests-digitally.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Goodbye, No. 2 pencils. Hello, iPads. Starting as early as spring 2015, the ACT college admissions exam will go digital, reflecting students' tech savvy and the demand for quicker results. The tests will still have the familiar multiple-choice options for college hopefuls but they will also expand to include interactive portions, such as... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:33:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2067094-to-start-tests-digitally.html 2013-05-06T21:33:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2066248-mississippi-prepares-push-education.html CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — It's early on a Friday morning, and high school chemistry students in Victoria Dawson's class are working equations at the board. Dawson is peppering the class of 11 girls and four boys with questions, trying to keep everyone focused as she helps correct mistakes. When a student gets one of the dense equations right, Dawson and th... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:52:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2066248-mississippi-prepares-push-education.html 2013-05-06T17:52:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2060770-small-wash-school-closes-nice-weather.html SEATTLE (AP) — In a sun-deprived part of Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine. Friday is a "sun day" of sorts for the 205 students at Bellingham Christian School, a small, private, nondenominational Christian school in Bellingham, Wash., about 90 miles north o... Sat, 04 May 2013 00:11:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2060770-small-wash-school-closes-nice-weather.html 2013-05-04T00:11:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2058700-study-adults-minimize-steroid-use-problem.html NEW YORK (AP) — American adults rank steroid use among adolescents as less of a problem than alcohol, bullying, marijuana and sexually transmitted diseases, according to a study released Thursday that was co-commissioned by baseball's Hall of Fame. Those polled also felt cocaine, obesity and eating disorders are bigger concerns. While 97 percent of the re... Thu, 02 May 2013 20:20:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2058700-study-adults-minimize-steroid-use-problem.html 2013-05-02T20:20:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2057066-computer-glitches-derail-school-tests-4.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — School districts across several states are rescheduling high-stakes tests that judge student proficiency and even determine teachers' pay because of technical problems involving the test administrators' computer systems. Thousands of students in Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota and Oklahoma have been kicked offline while taking tests in re... Thu, 02 May 2013 00:49:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2057066-computer-glitches-derail-school-tests-4.html 2013-05-02T00:49:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055606-afghan-peace-council-official-killed-south.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents ambushed an Afghan government peace negotiator on Wednesday, killing him and two bodyguards as they headed to a meeting in the south to discuss plans for local troops to take over responsibility from the U.S-led coalition, Afghan officials said. Malim Shah Wali Khan, 53, who sat on a council tasked with starting talks ... Wed, 01 May 2013 12:33:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055606-afghan-peace-council-official-killed-south.html 2013-05-01T12:33:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2046184-military-grooms-officers-war-cyberspace.html AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation's military and civilian computer networks that control everything from electrical power grids to the banking system. Students at the Army, Navy and Air Force academies are taking more co... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:42:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2046184-military-grooms-officers-war-cyberspace.html 2013-04-26T08:42:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2042352-recession-change-students-econ-savvy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Wall Street meltdown of 2008 and the ensuing recession did little to help make high school seniors financially savvy and less than half of them have a solid understanding of economics, according to an Education Department report released Tuesday. In real terms, that might mean that students might have difficulty understanding the imp... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:21:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2042352-recession-change-students-econ-savvy.html 2013-04-24T21:21:46Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038580-atlanta-schools-work-to-help-kids-left.html ATLANTA (AP) — Long after the school day ends, nearly half the students enrolled at Burgess-Peterson Academy in Atlanta spend an extra four hours in class looking to hone their math and reading skills by using such items as a deck of cards for subtraction problems and staplers and crayons to practice taking measurements. While this Atlanta public school w... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:53:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2038580-atlanta-schools-work-to-help-kids-left.html 2013-04-23T08:53:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034850-correction-plant-explosion-story.html WEST, Texas (AP) — In an April 21 story about the explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant, The Associated Press misspelled the assistant state fire marshal's name. His name is Kelly Kistner, not Kelly Kirstner. A corrected version of the story is below: Prayer and waiting in Texas town rocked by blast As heart-wrenching week ends, Texas town where plant exp... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:52:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034850-correction-plant-explosion-story.html 2013-04-22T20:52:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028372-rockies-to-rust-belt-storm-brings-extremes.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — A powerful spring storm system stretching from southern Texas to northern Michigan unleashed a wave of weather extremes on the Midwest on Thursday and threatened to bring its mix of hard rains, high winds and severe thunderstorms to the East by the weekend. The massive system was wreaking havoc from the Rockies to the Rust Belt, and offic... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:16:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028372-rockies-to-rust-belt-storm-brings-extremes.html 2013-04-19T03:16:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2026442-library-congress-wins-special-grammy-award.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The music industry honored the Library of Congress with a special Grammy Award on Wednesday night for its work over the past decade to preserve historic audio recordings, along with honors for Jennifer Hudson. The Recording Academy presented its Grammys on the Hill Award to the library at an event in Washington, featuring appearances by ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:09:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2026442-library-congress-wins-special-grammy-award.html 2013-04-18T14:09:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2024868-supermans-75th-puts-spotlight-cleveland-roots.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Superman's 75th anniversary is giving his creators' blue-collar hometown a renewed chance to claim the superhero as its own. Fans hope Thursday's anniversary, including lighting city hall with Superman's colors, will raise the profile of co-creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The city is making a start with a Superman day proclaimed by... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:45:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2024868-supermans-75th-puts-spotlight-cleveland-roots.html 2013-04-17T16:45:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2024420-spirited-8-year-old-boston-marathon-victims.html BOSTON (AP) — Third-grader Martin Richard had just gotten ice cream and was near the Boston Marathon finish line, eagerly watching for friends to run by. Krystle Campbell was enjoying the race with her best friend, hoping to get a photo of the other woman's boyfriend after he conquered the last mile. Then the unthinkable struck. The spirited 8-year-old, p... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:09:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2024420-spirited-8-year-old-boston-marathon-victims.html 2013-04-17T03:09:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023652-restaurant-manager-8-year-old-bomb-victims.html BOSTON (AP) — Third-grader Martin Richard had just gotten ice cream and was near the Boston Marathon finish line, eagerly watching for friends to run by. Krystle Campbell was enjoying the race with her best friend, hoping to get a photo of the other woman's boyfriend after he conquered the last mile. Then the unthinkable struck. The spirited 8-year-old, p... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:11:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023652-restaurant-manager-8-year-old-bomb-victims.html 2013-04-17T00:11:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2018746-dropping-ged-test-price-spikes.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Several dozen states are looking for an alternative to the GED high school equivalency test because of concerns that a new version coming out next year is more costly and will no longer be offered in a pencil and paper format. The responsibility for issuing high school equivalency certificates or diplomas rests with states, and the... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:12:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2018746-dropping-ged-test-price-spikes.html 2013-04-14T19:12:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2018562-mexican-president-faces-teachers-revolt.html ATLIACA, Mexico (AP) — Easter vacation was over, but there wasn't a teacher in sight at the boarding school for indigenous children on the edge of this sunbaked southern Mexico hill town. A 37-year-old cook who hadn't finished high school sat between two little girls on a cement stoop outside the kitchen, peering at their dog-eared notebooks as they strug... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:20:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2018562-mexican-president-faces-teachers-revolt.html 2013-04-14T14:20:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2012112-mlb-forms-diversity-committee-black-players-focus.html NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has created a task force that will study how to increase diversity in the game, especially among black players. Commissioner Bud Selig announced the committee Wednesday. In less than a week, baseball will celebrate the 66th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. A new movie titled "42" focuses on t... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:43:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2012112-mlb-forms-diversity-committee-black-players-focus.html 2013-04-11T00:43:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2010906-agency-by-agency-guide-to-obamas-2014-budget.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8 trillion, but Obama's proposal would negate more than $1 trillion in automatic ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:41:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2010906-agency-by-agency-guide-to-obamas-2014-budget.html 2013-04-10T23:41:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1996464-fargo-takes-action-to-lessen-impact-flooding.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The landscape has changed dramatically since the record flooding of the Red River: Hundreds of once-vulnerable homes are now gone and miles of concrete floodwalls and clay levees add new protections as communities on the river's banks brace for it to overflow yet again. Those changes over the past several years have built a buffer of gr... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:34:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1996464-fargo-takes-action-to-lessen-impact-flooding.html 2013-04-03T21:34:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1995416-ohio-school-jesus-portrait-taken.html CINCINNATI (AP) — A Jesus portrait that has hung in a southern Ohio school district since 1947 was taken down Wednesday, because of concerns about the potential costs of a federal lawsuit against its display. The superintendent of Jackson City Schools said the decision was made after the district's insurance company declined to cover litigation expenses. ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:02:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1995416-ohio-school-jesus-portrait-taken.html 2013-04-03T17:02:33Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1989348-caroline-kennedy-returns-to-poetry-10th-book.html NEW YORK (AP) — Beginning work a few years ago on her latest book, an anthology of poems for young people, Caroline Kennedy found herself looking through one of her mother's scrapbooks. She burst into laughter, she says, as she came across a poem that her brother John, as a youngster, had picked out and copied as a gift to their poetry-loving mom. "Willie... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:29:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1989348-caroline-kennedy-returns-to-poetry-10th-book.html 2013-03-31T18:29:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1983772-protesters-march-chicago-school-closures.html CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of teachers, parents and other opponents marched through downtown Wednesday, vowing to fight a plan to close 54 Chicago Public Schools, despite Mayor Rahm Emanuel's comments that he's done negotiating and the closings are essentially a done deal. Emanuel and schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett say the nation's third-largest district... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:30:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1983772-protesters-march-chicago-school-closures.html 2013-03-28T03:30:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979984-ind-school-voucher-ruling-influence.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the nation's broadest school voucher program in a ruling supporters say could set a national precedent as other states look to build or expand programs that use public money to allow students to attend private schools. The state's highest court unanimously upheld a 2011 law providing vouchers... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:05:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1979984-ind-school-voucher-ruling-influence.html 2013-03-26T22:05:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1978302-early-number-sense-plays-role-math-skills.html WASHINGTON (AP) — We know a lot about how babies learn to talk, and youngsters learn to read. Now scientists are unraveling the earliest building blocks of math — and what children know about numbers as they begin first grade seems to play a big role in how well they do everyday calculations later on. The findings have specialists considering steps that p... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:19:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1978302-early-number-sense-plays-role-math-skills.html 2013-03-26T07:19:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1972124-parents-union-to-fight-chicago-school-closings.html CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools officials ended months of speculation when they released the list of 54 schools the city plans to close, but the pushback against Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his schools chief is likely just starting to ramp up. As word of the schools on the long-awaited closings list trickled out Thursday, parents, teachers and community ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:16:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1972124-parents-union-to-fight-chicago-school-closings.html 2013-03-22T07:16:25Z