South Africa: Dept Suspends 21 Matric Cheats (AllAfrica.com) Twenty-one pupils at a high school in Limpopo have been found guilty of cheating in last year's matric exam....more...Beaumont Independent School District to give TAKS, TAAS tests next month (Beaumont Enterprise) Beaumont Independent School District will be administering two exit-level state standardized tests in July for more than 600 juniors and seniors who still need to pass them....more... IN BRIEF (Visalia Times-Delta) A Tulare girl was listed in critical condition Tuesday after she was shot in the chest Tuesday afternoon....more... Show your working (Guardian Unlimited) In 2004, a radical report on the demise of mathematics prompted the government to promise reform. Two years later, what progress has been made? John Crace reports...more... Stanford Smiles On GRE Scores (BusinessWeek) Trying to widen its applicant pool, the university will now allow B-school hopefuls to skip the GMAT for a less costly exam ...more... Study Examines Kidney Stone Prevention In Astronauts (Science Daily) As the space shuttle Discovery prepares to launch on July 1, researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified a way for astronauts to reduce their risk of developing kidney stones while in space....more... Letters to the Editor - 6/27/2006 (North County Times) When I first moved here in 2003, I found the North County Times to be very conservative. At times, it seemed to be a little too conservative, but it was a refreshing change to most newspapers across this country. In fact, it probably just appeared to be too conservative in comparison....more... Letters to the Editor - 6/26/2006 (North County Times) The recent statements by Camp Pendleton that the public outrage concerning the Marines held in solitary confinement without charges had nothing to do with their decision to change the destination from maximum to medium security is totally unbelievable....more... Study Reveals How ADHD Drugs Work In Brain (Science Daily) Although millions depend on medications such as Ritalin to quell symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), scientists have struggled to pinpoint how the drugs work in the brain. But new work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is now starting to clear up some of the mystery....more... |