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Iowa students give advice on school improvement

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18 Iowa students discussed key education issues for members of the state's education department, who convened the panel to give students a voice in making schools more relevant, engaging, and effective.

IL expects fewer kids to meet state standards on ISAT

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The ISAT will use a new scoring system this year, and fewer students are expected to be shown meeting state standards. But this is due to an increase in the standards, not to a decrease in teaching quality.

Autistic brains may favor short-range connections

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The brains of autistic children may have more short-range connections, giving them the ability to focus, while lacking long-range connections to other brain areas, leaving them unable to integrate information.

Cryo-EM visualizes central dogma of molecular biology

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Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have provided the first step-by-step look at the biomolecular machinery of transcription initiation.

Maryland’s high school graduation rate rises again

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Maryland's high school graduation rate reached a new high for the 2012 cohort, but state officials are still not completely satisfied. The state's superintendent said the positive graduation rate news was a good first step, though, toward preparing students for college and career.

Ed Week names Maryland #1 … again

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Last month, Education Week named Maryland's public education system No. 1 in the country for the fifth consecutive year.

Md. state bd. member to receive Nat'l Medal of Science

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Dr. S. James Gates Jr., a member of the Maryland State Board of Education, will be among 12 outstanding researchers to be awarded with this year’s National Medal of Science, the White House has announced.

No IL or MD winners in Race to the Top – District

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The US Education Department announced the winners yesterday for the Race to the Top - District Competition. Grantees will receive between $10 and $40 million over the next four years.