Hot Banana Web Content Management Suite http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/policy/ The latest policy news from eSchool News. en WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com ©2009 eSchool News Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:47:21 EDT Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:47:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/media/images/esnweblogo.gif http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/policy/ http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/policy/?i=59625 State education officials have a new tool to help them predict which investments will pay dividends as they try to boost the number of college graduates who major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Key words: STEM, education, technology, Raytheon, engineering, University of Massachusetts, computer simulation WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=2b97436d-83c4-4a98-b94c-a5ea23cc4c5e Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:47:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/policy/?i=55296 College officials nationwide are concerned about the number of recent high school graduates in need of remedial math courses, and some schools have turned to online programs that could preserve shrinking operating budgets. WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=4cff136e-6ac3-41ba-bcfe-53a9dd95f394 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:47:21 EDT http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/policy/?i=50557 In a memo to Ohio teachers, the state's largest teachers union strongly discouraged educators from using social-networking web sites such as MySpace and Facebook to create personal profiles or communicate with students. WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com tag:hotbanana.com,2009:article=49a1babb-b469-4a85-a273-292a0514d91d Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:47:21 EDT