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New Africa Through Higher Education

by Mr. Miyagi
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| Education
February 6, 2011

More than a decade of peace, democracy and prosperity made it possible for a Western-educated professional like Mr. Awuah to leave a successful career in the United States and return home with the single objective of improving African society through education. In 2002, Mr. Awuah founded Ashesi University College, a...
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Future of Textbook

by Sazzad Hossain
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December 21, 2009

Thinking about lugging huge textbooks around high school and college may leave some with a pain in their back, not to mention their wallets. Bulky, expensive textbooks have been the standard for decades, but that may be about to change. With the evolution of high quality digital texts and the...
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Oklahoma High School Citizenship Test

by Sazzad Hossain
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September 19, 2009

Many high school students throughout the world are very smart when it comes to: math, science and geography. But what about politics and history? The Oklahoma Council of Public Affair ran a organized commissioned study to determine the level of basic civics knowledge at Oklahoma High. To their shock this is what they found out..
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Textbook Rental to College Students

by Sazzad Hossain
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August 15, 2009

Original Article By TAMAR LEWIN In the rapidly evolving college textbook market, one of the nation’s largest textbook publishers, Cengage Learning, announced Thursday that it would start renting books to students this year, at 40 percent to 70 percent of the sale price. Students who choose Cengage’s rental option will...
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Rich Prize, Restrictive Guidelines

by Sazzad Hossain
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August 12, 2009

Criteria Would Set High Bar for ‘Race to the Top’ Eligibility By Michele McNeil The U.S. Department of Education’s proposed guidelines for awarding $4 billion in Race to the Top Fund money send a strong message that any state hoping to land a competitive grant should expect to allow student...
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