High school students who were at risk for dropping out greatly improved their math test scores and school attendance with the help of intensive tutoring and mentoring, according to a new study by the University of Chicago Urban Education ...
Tags: CPS, educational strategies, NBER, education policy
LAS VEGAS - Rug and home décor manufacturer Surya has donated on behalf of each of its top customer accounts to East Meets West, an international nonprofit development organization that serves communities in Asia. Each donation ...
Tags: EMW's SPELL Scholarship, Surya, nonprofit, East Meets West
The financial data of year 2013 disclosed herein are preliminary accounting data, and are subject to audit conducted by an accounting firm. The data herein might differ from final audited results; investors shall pay attention to the risk. ...
Tags: JMC, IAS, IFRS, audited result
Tickets are now on sale for the 2014 Arkansas Flower and Garden Show Feb. 21-23 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The show, which benefits educational scholarships to Arkansas horticulture students and beautification ...
Tags: horticultural event, landscape architecture, Staddon, Greenland
UK-based etch and deposition system maker Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) has appointed Andrew McQuarrie as VP of sales & service in the USA. McQuarrie has more than 28 years of experience in semiconductor and related ...
Tags: OIPT, high-technology businesses
The stable and good momentum of economic growth in recent months will ensure that China is able to fulfill its expected growth target. The question is how long this growth momentum can last. The consensus is that China’s economy is ...
Tags: Economic Growth, China's economy
Young adults are at particularly high risk for excessive weight gain. Although weight gain intervention for young adults attending two- or four-year colleges has been studied extensively, there has been little research into effective ...
As part of an ambitious initiative to engage and employ the next generation through America's great outdoors, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced a public-private partnership with American Eagle Out, Inc. that will help reach ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
The Government of Indonesia is laying emphasis on human resource development in the textile industry, as the industry is one of the mainstays of commodity manufacturing industries and an important component of national economic development, ...
Tags: Textile Industry, garments
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Hospitalization Of Elderly Medicaid Long-Term Care Users Who Transition From Nursing Homes To compare ...
Economists often measure rates of entrepreneurship by looking at the number of small businesses in an industry or a country. However, in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Magnus Henrekson and Tino ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
The January 2014 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Survey of Investor Confidence reveals that despite some positive trends, such as sales and profitability continuing to rise off of a low base through the December quarter, ...
Tags: Service
While the Japanese government struck a more upbeat chord in its January economic report, measures of consumer confidence paint a grimmer picture of things further on, as a tax hike in April threatens to put the breaks on household spending. ...
Tags: economic report, Japan's Economy
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Hospitalization Of Elderly Medicaid Long-Term Care Users Who Transition From Nursing Homes To compare ...
US chip giant Intel said Friday it will trim its workforce by five percent this year as it shifts from personal computers to powering mobile gadgets. Word of the job cuts came a day after Intel reported that its net profit last year sank ...