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Former National Teacher of the Year Urges Colleagues to Believe that All Students Can Succeed

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Former National Teacher of the Year Urges Colleagues to Believe that All Students Can Succeed

Jason Kamras spent years teaching math to middle-school students in the struggling Washington, D.C., public school district, achieving dramatic results in schools that you won’t find on a tourist map. President George W. Bush named him National Teacher of the Year in 2005, and now, as an influential administrator, it’s his job to place a quality teacher in each of the school district’s classrooms.

By AAAS, USA.

Technology Policy Resource.

Science: Researchers Report the Hallmarks of a Mature Brain

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Science: Researchers Report the Hallmarks of a Mature Brain

How does the human brain change as a child grows through his or her tumultuous teen years into adulthood? According to a new study, a thorough analysis of a five-minute brain scan is all researchers need to provide some measure of the brain's maturity level.

By AAAS, USA.

Technology Policy Resource.

Science-based Innovation Promises Long-Term Prosperity, Expert Says

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Science-based Innovation Promises Long-Term Prosperity, Expert Says

Greg Ip, the influential U.S. economics editor for The Economist and author of The Little Book of Economics: How the Economy Works in the Real World, told AAAS S&T Policy Fellows that America's economic recovery will take years or even decades. But he added: “I remain a long-term optimist because of folks like you guys, always coming up with good ideas to make us richer.”

By AAAS, USA.

Technology Policy Resource.

Science: New Anti-Malarial Drug Candidate Shows Promise

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Science: New Anti-Malarial Drug Candidate Shows Promise

By returning to traditional screening methods, researchers have identified an effective anti-malarial drug candidate, known as NITD609, which seems to kill the blood stages of the two major malaria parasites when administered orally, just once a day. This discovery is especially timely since researchers in Asia have begun to report a building resistance to artemisinin, the main ingredient in current malaria treatments for about 100 million patients each year..

By AAAS, USA.

Technology Policy Resource.

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