Young African American Adults at High Risk for HIV, STDs Kansas City InfoZine
Results of a new study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, suggest that young African American adults -- but not young white adults -- are at high risk for HIV and other ually mitted diseases (STDs) even when their relative level of risky behaviors is low. The findings imply that the marked racial disparities in the prevalence of these
Young African American Adults At High Risk for HIV, STDs Even In Absence of High-Risk Behaviors National Institutes of Health
Results of a new study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, suggest that young African American adults — but not young white adults — are at high risk for HIV and other ually mitted diseases (STDs) even when their relative level of risky behaviors is low.
My View: U.S. is falling far behind in education challenge Miami Herald
It has been more than 20 years since the seminal report A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education and published by the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The ubiquitous finding was that America's educational infrastructure was suffering from pervasive deficiencies that constituted a risk to the nation's future.
News of the Norm The Reader
Speaking at the nonprofit Meridian International Center Thursday, Nov. 30, Sen. Chuck Hagel said he has never believed Iraq would become a terrorist refuge if American forces left.
Closing Seattle's gap through innovation Seattle Times
The most intractable problem in education is the achievement gap between white and Asian students and their African-American, Latino and
Rich Nations May Sponsor $100 Laptops BusinessWeek
The head of the One Laptop Per Child project is talking to wealthy countries to help get financing for his innovative education plan
Africa: Open Course Ware Movement Broadening Global Access to Education AllAfrica.com
When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced in 2001 that it was planning to offer free online access to educational materials from hundreds of its course offerings, the university in Cambridge said it hoped its Open Course Ware (OCW) Web site would inspire other educational institutions to help create a "worldwide web of knowledge that will benefit humanity."
Troubled high school struggles to get back on track Austin American-Statesman
Federal laws provide penalties, little guidance for fixing schools. Morning staff meetings at Albert S. Johnston High School's science academy begin with mandatory "Good News," a celebration of baby steps and a period of focused — and occasionally forced — optimism.
Engineer program to grow at USC The State
USC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology aims to boost enrollment by 30 percent — or 360 students — by 2010, the school’s dean, Michael Amiridis, said Tuesday.
Locals working on Patrick's team Boston Globe
With Governor-elect Deval Patrick set to take office Jan. 4, this region is well represented in the ranks of those helping prepare him for the task.
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