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New Data Shows Little Progress for Wisconsin’s Minority Students - Amira Caire and Patricia Cazares
The results of a national reading exam administered in 2009 showed Wisconsin’s African-American fourth-grade students posted scores that trailed their racial peers in every other state. Now, there is new national data from 2011; and this new data shows only slight improvement for those Wisconsin students. [read more...]
Mary Burke to Run for School Board - Aarushi Agni
Monday, Mary Burke, Trek Bicycle executive and former Commerce secretary, announced plans to run for Lucy Mathiak’s current seat on the School Board this spring. She is running on the platform of closing the achievement gap in Madison public schools. [read more...]
Too Much 3-D Television May Pose Health Risks for Children and Teens - Sara Diaz
Technology, especially in television, has improved significantly over time. From black and white to color, from poor sound quality to movie theater surround sound, and now from 2-D to 3-D, the way we watch television is constantly being reinvented. [read more...]
OMG! Online Idioms Make the Oxford Dictionary - Cecilia Gonzales
OMG! New expressions are being added to the dictionary! [read more...]
The Case for Drug Treatment Instead of Prison
The Dane County drug court began in 1996 and is one of about 2,000 such courts in the United States. Participants must have no convictions or pending cases due to violence or weapon possession. They must also have an identifiable need for drug treatment. [read more...]