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.

Education Online: The Times They Are a Changin

The thing about life is that it doesn’t happen on a schedule. People get married young – they get married old, they start companies at 14 and get their educations later, they switch careers mid-stream – they change.

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).

Portland Schools Lead The Way For Healthy Kids

Portland Schools started to make some significant changes to the diet of its children in 2006. At that time, Portland Schools eliminated all soda, sports drinks and junk food from vending machines in the schools.

Life After Graduation - Family Vision Column

Examine the realities of life for graduates. Will they make the right decisions? Family Vision is a dynamic column that explores the changing family dynamics in the 21st century.

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles - Diplomat and Adventurer

Born the son of a ship's cook, Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles is best known for the founding of Singapore, although another achievement of his, little known by most other than historians, is that he almost won Java for the British.

A Short Biography of Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie came to America from Scotland with his parents in 1848. Born in Dunfermline on 25 November 1835, his first job was in a cotton mill threading bobbins, then he found a job as a telegraph messenger with Western Union. He was soon promoted to telegraph operator before joining the Pennsylvania Railroad company in 1853.

Homework Battles

Most parents agree that some homework is necessary and appropriate for their child to do in order to succeed academically. But, what do you do as a parent when homework become a battle? This article will provide you with some helpful hints.

Spanish Language Immersion: Learn Spanish Fast!

The easiest and best way to learn another language like Spanish is to do Spanish language immersion. You will be much more able to learn the language that you need to, and you will be able to learn it with ease.

Arizona Schools Above Average For Less Money

Arizona Schools are slightly above average and that is pretty good news. When Superintendent Tom Horne released the state's 2006 report card, it was with the news that Arizona Schools are usually placed either average, or slightly above, on indicators used to compare schools nationwide.

Tampa Schools

Tampa Schools recently became the first to discuss the dangers of internet chatting and online predators with Attorney General McCollum. The Attorney General launched a youth internet awareness campaign that began in Tampa Schools and will continue to be broadcast to more teenagers in the months to come.

Texas Schools Show Some Important Gains On TAKS

Texas Schools have the results for this year's Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), and they're pretty good. With a few exceptions most grade levels showed an increase in the number of Texas Schools' students passing the exams.

Audio Books are Great Teachers

The nuance of a words meaning depends in which context (or words around it) are used in combination with voice inflection in the expression of those words. That is how you can understand the meaning intended behind the spoken word. Body language plays a big part too in expressing words. It's pretty easy to see whether someone is fond of you or wants to fight you. Language is much more than the spoken word.

Bramhall Square - The Site of the First U.S. Federal Execution

Before the construction of the infirmary could begin, a task had to be completed. This task was the removal of the gallows which stood for nearly 100 years. There is a big sign on the edge of the parking lot of the Bramhall Fire Station, which sits a couple buildings down on Congress St. telling about the Hanging of Thomas Bird, which took place on June 25, 1790. It is the sight of the first federally ordered execution in the history of the United States of America.

Nursing Education - Passing the NCLEX

The time is going to come for every graduate nurse to sit for their state boards. To become a Registered Nurse, the graduate nurse must pass the NCLEX. This is a comprehensive examination of the skills necessary to practice nursing safely. It is important for the graduate nurse to use all of the tools available to ensure success at passing. Many schools prepare the student nurses early in their curriculum with test questions that mimic the format of the NCLEX.