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In the catergory of "Society Gets What It Celebrates" - Allen Texas is making a huge celebratory investment - construction has started on a new $60 million, 18,000 seat football stadium for a high school of 3,900 students.
In apparently unrelated news - High school science fairs are being eliminated around the U.S. due to budget cuts. "We had to cut somewhere," stated District Officials across the country.
NY Times: "Science Fairs Struggle to Survive."
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That's a lot of money for a HS! Are they serious?
Posted by: dietas para adelgazar rápido | February 22, 2011 at 06:34 AM
Really this is surprising??? Under NCLB, science has fell by the way side! I was in a 3rd grade classroom recently, and the teacher said the students only had science for 30 minutes a week. Why? It was not covered on the state exam. Sad, but true!
The nation needs to repeal it's highstakes testing, if we want to see our best and brightest. Our students are not receiving the well-rounded education that leads to innovation and creativity. The elite schools in my area, where the kids are science genius', offer various courses in drama, arts and music. Why? Creative, innovation and science go hand in hand.
On a side note: Check out the FFA, a growing, agricultural organization that promotes agri-science, in addition to business and communications, and more.
Posted by: FFA Alumnus | January 01, 2011 at 09:35 AM
Lets you know where the priorities are!
Posted by: Techclubs | December 27, 2010 at 09:29 AM