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Recent international test scores showed American students making some gains in the international rankings.
Fourth grade students made progress in reading and math in the past five years, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The fourth graders now rank among the world's leaders in reading literacy.
North Carolina, in particular, was lauded for its scores. The North Carolina test scores were above the average for the country.
"Students in a handful of Asian education systems still out-perform North Carolina's students in math and science," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a statement. "But North Carolina's students are doing as well as, or better than, their peers in most high-performing nations in math, and are even ahead of their counterparts in Finland. North Carolina's school leaders and educators have shown that in a demographically-diverse state like North Carolina, poverty is not destiny in the classroom."
No Union County Public Schools participated in the TIMSS or PIRLS assessments last year, which these rankings are based on.
There was some progress in the rankings all around.
"We're clearly doing something right in that we've made progress," Cynthia Compton, as assistant professor at Wingate University's of graduate and continuing education, said. "We have 17 percent of the U.S. students ranked in the advanced area."
The new scores, according to the department of education, showed that learning in the fourth grade needs to be sustained throughout a child;s academic career.
"At the same time, these new international comparisons underscore the urgency of accelerating achievement in secondary school and the need to close large and persistent achievement gaps," Duncan said in a statement. "Learning gains in the fourth grade are not being sustained in eighth grade — where mathematics and science achievement failed to measurably improve."
American students are also underperforming in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) disciplines.
"A number of nations are out-educating us today in the STEM disciplines–and if we as a nation don't turn that around, those nations will soon be out-competing us in a knowledge-based, global economy," Duncan said in a statement.
However, Compton points out that many scores were above the TIMSS average, including the eighth grade science score.
"It's still something to celebrate, I believe," Compton said.
The international assessments are useful as the market becomes more global.
"They're useful to us because as we prepare for the jobs that will be available to our students in the future, we know that we can only imagine what those jobs are going to be," Compton said. "So, we want to be sure that our students are prepared as well as possible and we want to compete with students from other countries."
The more gains American students make in these rankings, the better for their future, she added.
In the United States, every child receives and education, which is not true for all countries. Also, the TIMSS scores for other countries often include both public and private schools, Compton noted.
"In many countries, students are given an entrance test to go to Kindergarten," Compton said. "We don't do that. We teach all children and they come to us in many different places."
Compton could not speak to funding, however, she said that professional development is treated differently in other countries. In eastern countries, teachers have almost half a day every day for professional development, Compton said.
"That's one of the pieces," Compton said. "We're teaching longer, our teachers are in class teaching longer, more classes, more students and the professional development does not receive the attention it does in many of the countries where you see the achievement much higher."
Compton said the country needs to research what they are doing to make raise the rankings and focus on that.
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Macedonia Middle School will begin its Pennies for Patients campaign to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society this week.
Students are encouraged to bring in loose change to support this worthy cause. The homeroom in each grade level that raises the most money will receive a snow cone party.
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The youth at Hickory Grove PH church left Jan. 30 for Gatlinburg, Tenn., for Accelerant, an enrichment to learn more about God. This is an annual event. There were about 30 who attended. They returned Feb. 2.
Hickory Grove PH Churchs Valentine Banquet is set for Feb. 8. The cost is $10 per person. On Feb. 9 at the morning service children from the Falcon PH Childrens Home in North Carolina will be at the morning service. Director the Rev. Legett will lead the service.
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Shares of Pier 1 Imports are sinking in early Friday trading on the heels of lowering its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2014 sales guidance. The home goods retailer cited bad winter weather as the primary reason for its lowered sales guidance, making it the latest in a string of retailers – carmaker GM and superstore chain Walmart come to mind — that have either posted disappointing sales or future guidance because of the heavy doses of snow, ice and arctic-like winds that have dominated the winter months of 2014.
Cautioning investors that the company's fourth quarter results will be "frustrating and disappointing," Pier 1 president and CEO Alex Smith said in a statement Friday morning that "since our holiday sales update on January 9th we have continued to experience significant disruption from adverse weather in many of our major markets. This has resulted in considerably softer store traffic, as well as some temporary store closings, which further pressured fourth quarter sales and merchandise margin."
Specifically, Pier 1 lowered its fourth quarter revenue guidance to $512 million, down from $514 million, and said that it expects a comparable store sales decline of 5% for the 13 weeks ending March 1, 2014, compared to the 13 weeks ending this same time last year. The retailer lowered its earnings per share guidance to a range of 40 cents to 41 cents per share, down from 47 cents to 52 cents per share; for its full year earnings per share, Pier 1 lowered its guidance to a range of $1.00 to $1.01, down from $1.07 to $1.12 per share.
CEO Smith did note that Pier 1′s e-commerce sales did outperform the company's expectations, accounting for 5% of total sales for the quarter and posting traffic of 1.9 million visitors per week. E-commerce sales will only account for 4% of Pier 1′s full-year revenue, though, so this segment's out-performance was apparently not enough to overcome the dearth of shoppers coming to Pier 1′s brick and mortar locations.
"However, we know the weather will eventually end and we can get back to more typical business trends," Smith said, stating the obvious. "We're particularly excited about our outdoor collection this spring, which is our strongest to date thanks to the early success of both Pier1.com and Express Express Request."
Following the release of the lowered guidance, shares of Pier 1 fell fast in pre-market trading, at first dipping 5% and eventually nearly a 10% decline as the pre-bell trading session continued. After opening roughly 6% lower than its Thursday closing price, Pier 1 is currently down more than 7%; year-over-year, the stock is down 10.7%. Fellow cold-weather-sufferers GM and Walmart are also down in early Friday trading, with GM trading for an 0.98% decline and Walmart taking an 0.07% dip.


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ATHENS-----With a light drizzle falling throughout most of the morning, the Georgia football team held its third preseason workout Saturday at the Woodruff Practice Fields.
The Bulldogs put on shoulder pads for the first time, and held the walkthrough and flex portions of the practice in the indoor multi-purpose facility before going outdoors for the final two hours.
"Today I thought they did a really good job," Richt said. "It started out with a little bit of rain and actually had a strike of lightning when we were walking through, so we were able go indoors for our walkthrough. With the rain we were dealing with quarterbacks having to throw a wet ball and receivers having to catch it and centers having to snap it. That's usually an issue with the wet ball, and it didn't affect them too badly.
"The fact that we've been practicing in the evenings because of exams and you turn around and do one in the morning there isn't a lot of recovery time, so I think they were a little more tired and a little more fatigued, but they pushed through very well. The coaches did a great job of staying on them and the leadership of the team did a great job of keeping the tempo up."
Richt also noted that the No. 1 units on both sides of the ball have been impressive in Georgia's first three practices.
"There are so many things going on in practice and there are lot of reps and a lot of guys making plays on both sides of the ball," Richt said. "The majority of the plays that the No. 1 defense is in on, they are really doing a great job, and the plays that the No. 1 offense is on the field, they are doing very well. You can see a big difference between the No. 2 units trying to get something accomplished on both sides of the ball. It's great effort and so far I'm pleased with what's going on."
Richt also added that after a review of the incident involving Branden Smith in March, the senior cornerback will not serve a one-game suspension.
The Bulldogs will practice again Sunday morning in shells before they wear full pads for the first time on Monday.
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The annual Fan Picture Day will be held Saturday, Aug. 18 in the Reed Plaza area of Sanford Stadium. Georgia football players will be on hand for photos and autographs from 3-5 p.m. between Gates 2 and 4. Coach Richt will also be available from 3-5 p.m. for those with ticket coupons.
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CLEMSON - Don't be scared of the dark - on Thursday nights, at least. Not anymore.
Getting that call to appear on ESPN's Thursday Night Football used to be a ghastly proposition for Clemson football, which lost nine of its first ten Thursday nighters starting in 1998 and lasting over the next decade. The Tigers got beat at home by Georgia Tech and N.C. State, and lost numerous times at six different stadiums, including Wake Forest 12-7 in 2008.
Clemson then took a couple years off from Thursday night, and now the Tigers are a blazing 3-0 on that evening the past couple of seasons - including a 42-13 demolition of the Demon Deacons in 2012.
Don't expect another home game on Thursday night for awhile - sounds like Clemson won't be pressured into something the university doesn't prefer for a long time. But now and again, the Tigers will have a mid-week roadie, which actually isn't that bad of news as sort of an "extra" bye week.
And in this year's case, it'll mean an extra couple days to prepare for Georgia Tech, which Brent Venables won't turn down.
Opponent preview No. 1: Georgia
Opponent preview No. 2: S.C. State
Opponent preview No. 3: Florida State
Opponent preview No. 4: North Carolina
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Opponent preview No. 6: Louisville
Opponent preview No. 7: Boston College
Opponent preview No. 8: Syracuse
Game 9: No. 22* Clemson at Wake Forest, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Wake Forest coach: Dave Clawson (first season)
Returning starters: 8 (three offense, five defense)
2013 record: 4-8, 2-6 ACC; 6th ACC Atlantic
Scoring offense: 18.3 points per game (116th in FBS)
Scoring defense: 24.1 points allowed (38th)
Series: Clemson leads 61-17-1, including 22-10-1 in Winston-Salem
Last meeting: Clemson 56, Wake Forest 7 (Sept. 28, 2013) http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130928/PC20/130929348
Golden Nugget line: Clemson by 20
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Three things to know about Wake Forest
1. New head man: It was just time for a change. The ACC's only team with a 5-year streak of losing seasons, Wake Forest needed to move on from Jim Grobe, who owns the program's only 10-win campaign back in 2006. How quickly can Dave Clawson, the owner of a 32-31 record at Bowling Green and a man still seeking his first bowl victory, turn around the Demon Deacons? Err . might not want to answer that. Wake hauled in the ACC's worst recruiting class in February, per Rivals.com, and was one of two schools in the league (Duke) not to woo a 4- or 5-star prospect.
2. Bare cupboard: Only eight starters return from last year's outfit, with three offensive linemen and three defensive backs highlighting the positions of experience. There's no reason to expect crazy success out of Wake Forest in 2014, especially since some key veterans were lost in quarterback Tanner Price, wide receiver Michael Campanaro and defensive tackle Nikita Whitlock.
3. Trap door: Yeah, it's a game to watch on Clemson's schedule, because it is a night game at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem on Thursday night, a national TV scene which often has given top teams trouble on the road. And again, Clemson is just 3-7 on the road on Thursday night. But Wake Forest had a 24-18 record in night games under Grobe, nothing to write home about. Clemson is working on a 5-game streak against Wake Forest, winning four of those five quite comfortably.
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The Office of International Programs is sponsoring the Global Ambassadors Program (GAP) where domestic students are paired with international students to share cultural perspectives and ease international students' transition into their lives here at Sam Houston State University. The Global Ambassadors Program will host several social events over the year to give students additional opportunities to interact and develop lasting friendships.
You can join at any time. Turn in the application ("Apply Here" button below) to Cassie Cure or Justin Ball (GAP advisors) in the Office of International Programs (Farrington 116)!
International Student Orientation (M 1/12, 11:40-1:00, Farrington 105)
Drop by International Student Orientation to welcome the new international students and talk about GAP! Have lunch with them at Old Main Market.
Welcome (Back) Pizza Party (W 2/18, 12:00-1:00 pm, Farrington 209)
Drop by to have pizza with your buddy and get to know fellow GAP members.
Baseball Game: SHSU vs. Baylor (T 3/17, 6:30 pm)
Easter Egg Hunt (F 3/27, 3:00-5:00 pm, Old Main Pit)
Bowling (TH 4/30, 6:00-8:00, Huntsville Lanes)
Conversation Cafe (starting Jan. 29, Thursdays from 3:00-4:00, LSC 329)
Come to Conversation Cafe to help international students practice their English. These are facilitated by GAP domestic students, FASS GAP (faculty and staff) members and OIP staff. Come when you can!
Welcome Reception (TH 9/4/14, 2-3 pm, OIP office):
Drop by the Office of International Programs (OIP) in Farrington 116 for snacks and mingling!
Tailgate (SA 9/13/14, 2:30-6:00 pm, game starts at 6:30):
Show your Bearkat Spirit! We will load everything into our OIP van at 2:30 if you would like to meet us in Farrington 116. Then, we'll drive to our spot in Bearkat Alley (spots C11-C13). Stop by to chat, eat snacks, play games and tailgate with us!
Location: Bearkat Alley, Outside Bowers Stadium
Meet & Greet Pizza Luncheon (F 10/17/14, 12:00-1:30, Farrington 209)
Drop by to have pizza with your buddy and get to know fellow GAP members.
Halloween Party (TH 10/30/14, 7:00-9:00 pm, Kat Klub in LSC)
This event is co-hosted by ISO (International Student Organization) and is an opportunity for GAPers to showcase a few Halloween traditions through a costume contest, drawing on a balloon contest, spooky games, billiards and ping pong, and chow down on pizza and candy. Make sure to RSVP!
Thanksgiving Potluck Lunch (M 11/24/14, 11:30-1:00, Family Faith Church gym)
One thing that the majority of cultures share is the love of good food! Come bring a dish and make sure to RSVP!
Christmas Party (M 12/15/14, 6:00-8:00 pm, Elkins Lake Baptist Church)
A Christmas celebration with an emphasis on Christmas in American culture, led by FASS GAP members (faculty and staff) and the church community. Make sure to RSVP by 5:00 pm on Dec. 5th. Transportation to and from event is provided.
Conversation Cafe (Thursdays from 3-5 pm)
Join the Conversation Cafe once a week to help international students practice their English, led by FASS GAP (faculty and staff) members and OIP staff. Come when you can!
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Contact Us
|Global Ambassadors Program
|Jordan Land
Study Abroad Coordinator & GAP Advisor
|Justin Ball
International Graduate Advisor & GAP Advisor
Office of International Programs
Farrington Building, Suite 116, Huntsville, TX 77340
Phone: 936-294-4737


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Gillis deserved the award after 2010-11 but, since winning it, nothing has gone right for him. He couldn't sell Christian Ehrhoff on taking a haircut and forgoing free agency. All he could rustle up on July 1 was a clunky old Marco Sturm, hockey's equivalent of snagging a boot while fishing. Six games into Sturm's tenure, he was moved to Florida along with Mikael Samuelsson for David Booth, who underwhelmed. Samme Pahlsson, acquired at the trade deadline, earned praise during the regular season, then withered in an arduous, 5-game postseason.
But Gillis's worst move on the surface — the one that really hurt his approval rating — was the Cody Hodgson trade. Not only did many, many fans fall out of love with Gillis over this one, which yielded no immediate payoffs, but on Monday, Gary Roberts, trainer to the young stars, called the Canucks' GM a moron and a dud.
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You see, when I'm not writing about hockey, I often write comic book-inspired songs under the name Hooray for Gooba about evil twins, dinosaur fighters in space, big-headed supervillains, and time travel shenanigans. This weekend, however, I wrote a different type of song. A love song. A Trevor Linden love song.
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My Personal Greek Myth
Even for an island as small and replete with hills as Patmos, there's nothing that compares with the view from the top of Prophet Elias Hill.
From there, some 900 feet above the Aegean Sea, in the shadows of a white-washed stone church bearing the same name as the hill, you can see through a gauzy layer of clouds a half-dozen other islands that from that height lend weight to the impression that you're looking down upon a half-made world.
It's a dreamlike landscape, similar to the one I imagined after first reading the Iliad, and that I've continued to imagine with each rereading of my favorite Greek tragedies, texts that over the years have been as pivotal to my understanding of the world as the stories of Ethiopia my father once told me.
Having left Ethiopia with my family at a young age, I was never convinced of the permanence of home. It was a fact I had tried to explain on several occasions, to my wife-to-be, who had spent the past three summers on Patmos and for whom I had moved to Paris just a month after we had met. Then later, over dinner on the island, to my two closest friends, who had traveled from New York for two days so we could pass at least part of another summer together.
Patmos was the perfect place to make my argument. Unlike the more popular Greek islands, Patmos is 10 to 12 hours by ferry from Athens. It is a long, uncomfortable journey that's in keeping with the spirit of the heroic voyages that make up the Greek plays I'm constantly reminded of there. (Whether it's Aeschylus' Oresteia or Homer's Odyssey, exile inevitably dominates the works I love the most.) If Agamemnon were to wash up in Greece today, it would have to be on the slightly desolate but magnificent rocky beach of Lambi on Patmos's northern coast, where the stones have been smoothed into such soft, warm colors that it's considered a crime to take them.
'It's a slightly dreamlike landscape, similar to the one I imagined after first reading the Iliad. '
Yet Patmos doesn't really belong to the classical world, despite my images of it. Its dominant history and myth are closer to my Ethiopian family's Coptic Orthodox roots than to any story out of antiquity. This is where St. John is said to have sought refuge and solitude to write the apocalyptic visions that became the Book of Revelation. The island is holy, and on numerous occasions over the three weeks I spent there, I thought of my devout grandmother, who would have been perfectly at home on the island, with its hundreds of spare, boxy white churches dotting the landscape, its fortress-like monastery gazing down on Skala harbor, ringed with modest boats and restaurants whose tables spill onto the street.
She would have never made the half-hour walk along a narrow footpath etched into the side of a cliff to get to Psili Ammos, the island's most picturesque and sandy beach, with its lone restaurant and olive tree–shaded sand. But I imagine that she would have walked easily, and with joy, along the narrow, winding cobblestone streets of Chora, where liturgical icons are sold in every tourist shop, and that she would have made frequent trips to the Holy Cave where St. John is thought to have written his book, and where the black-gowned priests are similar in every detail to those she knew in Ethiopia.
Like most tourists who visit Patmos, I spent my days lazily traveling between beaches on a scooter, the ideal mode of transportation for the island's sparsely trafficked streets and the best way to take in the stunning views of the sea and harbor that come with each ascent of a hill. It takes effort to reach most of my favorite beaches, which are often small and somewhat rocky but made perfect by their isolation and the energy it takes to reach them. Undoubtedly, this is part of the island's charm for me.
Migrants are still washing up on Patmos's shores. The summer we were there, dozens arrived by boat from Afghanistan, Eritrea and Somalia, all seeking asylum. Patmos for them was just an entry point into Europe, an island between worlds and lives—which, of course, was precisely what I had been hoping to find all along.
— Mr. Mengestu's second novel, "How to Read the Air," was published in 2010.


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Open Days
We advise that anyone thinking about studying with us attends one of our open events or visits the School on an individual basis.
UCL Open Day
SSEES will be partaking in the UCL Open Days for those wishing to embark on undergraduate study in 2016.
The Open Days will be taking place on 3 & 4 July and 12 September.
SSEES will be delivering a talk in the afternoon on each date about the BA programmes offered and a taster lecture will also be available on 3 July only.
It is essential that you book your place advance via the UCL Open Day webpage
Our Postgraduate open days take place in the Autumn Term. Watch this space for further information. To be informed of upcoming events for prospective students, register your details.
Independent Tours & Visits
If you would like to arrange a visit to SSEES and to speak with the Admissions Office, please contact Lisa Walters at email@example.com.