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Originally aired on March 11, 2010
Oklahoma high school students would be required to take four years of mathematics before graduating high school under a bill approved in the Oklahoma Senate. The bill by Sen. James Halligan increases the requirement from three to four years of math. An amendment was added that would add a requirement for an additional year of government history and... [Read more of this story]
Originally aired on March 10, 2010
The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that rocked the west coast of Chile last month was violent enough to move the city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west and the capital, Santiago, about 11 inches to the west-southwest, researchers said. The quake also shifted other parts of South America, as far apart as the Falkland Islands and Fortaleza, Brazil. ... [Read more of this story]
Originally aired on March 9, 2010
I always read that an afternoon nap shouldn’t last more than 30 minutes, but lo and behold…if you want to do your best at work take a long nap in the afternoon. Nighttime sleep has long been known to improve memory and concentration, helping us to solidify and organize lessons learned during the day. Now researchers from the University... [Read more of this story]
Originally aired on March 8, 2010
A small but growing number of school districts across the country are moving to a four-day week, in a shift they hope will help close gaping budget holes and stave off teacher layoffs, but that critics fear could hurt students’ education. State legislators and local school boards are giving administrators greater flexibility to set their academic... [Read more of this story]
Originally aired on March 5, 2010
Happy people tend to talk more than unhappy people, and when they do, it tends to be less small talk and more substance, a new study finds. A group of psychologists from the University of Arizona and Washington University in St. Louis set out to find whether happy and unhappy people differ in the types of conversations they tend to have. The happiest... [Read more of this story]
Originally aired on March 4, 2010
Here are some interesting stats regarding Millenials, the generation born after 1980: They are the most ethnically and racially diverse cohort of youth in the nation’s history. Among those ages 13 to 29: 18.5% are Hispanic; 14.2% are black; 4.3% are Asian; 3.2% are mixed race or other; and 59.8%, a record low, are white. They are starting out... [Read more of this story]
Originally aired on March 3, 2010
The University of Oklahoma says it plans to provide its 2010 graduates biodegradable graduation gowns they can wear during commencement ceremonies. OU officials say the gowns will be made from wood fiber harvested exclusively from renewable, managed forests. The zippers on the gowns will be made from recycled material. The university says the gowns... [Read more of this story]
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