Biochemistry major Owen Canterbury will investigate the mechanisms involved in bacterial ribosome-associated protein quality control at Germany’s Heidelberg University.
“911! Our children are in serious trouble! They need help, and they need it now! This is an emergency!”
Anyone dialing “911” expects immediate action. The good people who answer these calls are paid by our tax dollars, they work for us. They are trained to do two things: one, provide direct assistance if possible; two, send help immediately. They promptly assess the emergency and respond accordingly, dispatching professionals trained to take immediate, life-saving actions.
But not all responses are equal. Responses to 911 calls in low socioeconomic neighborhoods may not be as quick as in more affluent areas. Demographics are often a reliable predictor of slow response times to emergency calls. Sadly, this appears to be the same problem within our school districts, where children’s zip codes, race, and economic status have shackled them to the back of the line when it comes to receiving a quality education.
May 11, 2021
Pizza lessons included creating yeasted dough products from scratch, contrasting fresh vs. canned tomatoes, and considering toppings’ nutritional impacts.
By Beverly Makhani
Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement (DAESA)
What do you get when you make pizza, pumpkin-chocolate chip muffins, and ice cream all on a Saturday?
Plates and bowls of deliciousness plus an introduction to college-level science, if you are a lucky high-schooler who attended a virtual cooking class hosted by Washington State University’s Office of Academic Engagement (OAE) and the School of Hospitality Business Management (HBM).
For three hours, dozens of OAE student participants across the state followed along in their own home kitchens while three HBM instructors in chef’s whites worked in front of cameras set up throughout Todd Hall’s commercial kitchen in the Carson College of Business. OAE is part of the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement (DAES
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May 7, 2021
Education Choice Associated With Higher NAEP Achievement Levels, Higher Gains
A March 2021 report from the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas finds that states with higher levels of education choice, or “education freedom,” are associated with higher achievement levels and higher achievement gains on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test, colloquially known as the “Nation’s Report Card.”
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Education Freedom and Student Achievement: Is More School Choice Associated with Higher State-Level Performance on the NAEP?, states are ranked according to an “Education Freedom Index” that has four components: the availability of private school choice programs in the state, the availability of charter schools in the state, the availability of public school choice (such as open enrollment) in the state, and the ease with which families in the s