Why Study Math? - The Odds of Becoming Rich

So you think you can strike it rich with the lotto? Well, maybe you can, but I have to tell you that the odds are not that good. In fact, according to mathematics your odds of winning are essentially nil. Understanding math and probability will allow you to calculate your probability of striking it rich in any given year, but then again maybe this knowledge might depress you somewhat- for the chance of you getting that big check is actually a lot less than your chance of being struck by lightning.

New York City Schools See Success In New Century High Schools

In the 5 years since New York City Schools received funding from philanthropic giants like the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, the Carnegie Corporation, and the Open Society Institute New Yorkers have watched closely the development of New Century High Schools (NCHS).

Michigan Schools Cut Costs

Michigan Schools from Ann Arbor to DeWitt are looking for ways to stretch their budgets, meet national accountability standards, and still provide children with practical skills for the futures. The ways different districts of Michigan Schools are approaching this dilemma are as varied as the schools themselves.

Maine Farm Boys Make Small Potatoes of the Comstock Lode

Article tells the story of two farm boys from the Maine who discover one of the world's three largest lodes of silver.

Nature Hidden in the Mountains of Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a little country found in the Balkans, south eastern Europe. What many people are not aware of is that Bulgaria is the home to some of the most wonderful and rare wildlife there is on the planet today, all hidden away in the high mountain ranges found across this country.

Wordweb - A Resource For Teachers And Students That Has Become Truly International

There are a lot of websites that promote themselves to having the biggest and best online references for either dictionaries or thesauruses. You have the big ones such as Merriamwebster, Thefreedictionary, and AskOxford. But for an offline resource that can sit on your desktop - we have been limited to applications such as MS Word or Wordperfect and their extensive dictionaries. Those don't help us though when it coems to viewing web sites or reading pdf files. Now there is an application that can help - it's called Wordweb, and This is how it works.

A History of New York - British Rule to the American Revolution (Part 2 of 3)

After the British took the New Netherlands colony from the Dutch, first in 1664 and again in 1674, New York as it was now known was in British hands for over one hundred years. Certain actions by the British, and also a growing desire on behalf of the colonists to forge their own future and make their own decisions, resulted in a rising tide of feeling against British rule that ultimately culminated in an uprising against it.

A History of New York City - The Dutch Period and Before (Part 1 of 3)

The first European to visit what was to become New York city was Florentine Giovanni Da Verrazzano, after whom the Verrazano Narrows Bridge is named. Verrazzano left from France in 1524 and made landfall near Cape Fear.

Learn The Spanish Alphabet

See what you can do when you learn Spanish before you go to Spain.

The Stars Shine In Los Angeles Schools

Who wouldn't love to live in sunny L.A.? The beach, the movie stars, the extremely crowded schools, poor school maintenance, and incompetent administration...Actually, a significant number of the district's schools do not possess such conditions, despite the reputation of Los Angeles Schools.

Indianapolis Schools

Indianapolis Schools make up the state's largest school district. Recently Indianapolis Schools have been the focus of a reform package designed to target struggling schools in the state.

Milwaukee Schools - Something To Talk About

The Milwaukee Schools' District is the largest public school district in Wisconsin - it has 207 schools, 6,055 teachers, and 90,925 students. Hot topics in the district are voucher programs, Chinese Language education, and WiMAX, a free broadband internet access for all students and staff.

How To Do Your Multiplication Tables Without Having To Learn Them

If you went to a school like mine, these tables were drilled into you rote fashion until you can quote any multiplication of any two numbers from 1 to 12. If you didn't learn them this way, or your are at school and you need to learn them, here are some tricks that you can use instead of having to remember them.

A Profile of the Panama Canal

If you study a profile of the Panama Canal you will be surprised and astounded at what little you knew about it. When a ship sails through the Panama Canal from the Atlantic Ocean to the east to the Pacific Ocean to the west, it actually exits the canal 27 miles east of where it entered! I bet that surprises you! I bet you thought it went from east to west. Well it doesn't. From the Atlantic side the Panama Canal travels from Northwest to Southeast due to the orientation of the Panama isthmus. Look at a map and that will explain it to you.

Teacher Training Just Isn't What It Used to Be - And That's a Good Thing

Should teachers training focus on methodology or content? The debate rages on.