Tagged: academics

Arts & Culture
2:10 pm
Sat April 6, 2013

Metal heads and academics unite

Credit bgsu.edu

This weekend an international heavy metal conference for academics and researchers is happening in Bowling Green, Ohio. It's called "The Heavy Metal & Popular Culture Conference," and organizers say it's the first of its kind in the U.S.

It will feature presentations by heavy metal scholars from around the world about race and gender in the genre, and about its growing popularity in places like Finland and Puerto Rico.

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Education
6:54 pm
Mon October 22, 2012

Study shows problems with Michigan's high school academic standards

Credit Michigan Department of Education
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm signed the law implementing the Michigan Merit Curriculum

A new study shows a disappointing result for Michigan’s new high school academic standards.

The Michigan Merit Curriculum was introduced in 2006. The intent was to strengthen academic performance.

Researchers say students who entered high school in 2007 with strong academic skills saw only a small improvement in their math, science and reading tests scores.

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