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Minnesota Schools to Develop Science Standards (FOX 9 News Twin Cities)
While school standards for science are being developed, the Minnesota Department of Education is hosting a series of town hall meetings around the state to get public feedback.

States tap surplus of foreign teachers to fill classroom shortages, especially math, science (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
BAY MINETTE, Ala. - The school system in coastal Baldwin County ? 60 miles by 25 miles of Alabama farmland framed on two sides by waterfront towns ? was short on teachers, especially in courses such as math and science.

Vietnam to host materials science meeting (Vietnam Net)
A meeting on materials science of ASEAN countries will be held in Nha Trang city of central coastal Khanh Hoa province from September 15-20, said a renowned physicist of Vietnam, Nguyen Van Hieu.

Royal Society and Creationism In Science Classes (Slashdot)
An anonymous reader writes "The Reverend Professor Michael Reiss, a biologist and Anglican priest, is the education director for the Royal Society, the venerable British science institution. He recently called for creationism to be discussed in science classes, not just in religion or philosophy classes. Science journals reacted with a world of 'WTF' and the Royal Society backpedaled furiously. ...

Science fairs strain ethics bodies (Otago Daily Times)
The Ministry of Education has moved to address problems faced by regional ethics committees swamped by research applications from school pupils undertaking science fair projects.

SCIENCE ED. PLAN $PUTTERS (New York Post)
The Department of Education's multimillion-dollar science project is falling further behind the curve - and leaving teachers' heads spinning. A test that was to be a key element in a $60 million science curriculum, which had been unveiled nearly...

Businessmen, scientists urged to develop science&technology (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge - Businessmen and scientists were asked to co-operate more closely to develop the science and technology sector by Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong in an on-line discussion held by the VietNamNet e-newspaper earlier this week.

XM's upcoming XMp3 sneaks into latest issue of Popular Science (Engadget)
Filed under: Portable Audio Little is known about this new portable XM player, which recently made an early appearance in Popular Science, but we're not sure we care to know a whole lot more. The "standout" feature is recording five XM stations at once -- which sounds great for satellite radio junkies, but we don't think it'll have people rushing to sign up for the service or ...

DECISION ON SCIENCE AND MATHS BY YEAR END - HISHAMMUDDIN (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SUNGAI PETANI, Sept 14 (Bernama) -- Whether the policy of teaching Science and Mathematics in English should continue will be decided after the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) results are announced at the end of the year.

Seagren Tours Minn. With Draft Science Standards (WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul)
With revised school science standards in the works, the Minnesota Department of Education is hosting a series of town hall meetings around the state to get public feedback.