Associated Press (USA Today) – Staff Writer

“ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — Football and men’s basketball players are averaging hundreds of points less on their college entrance exams than their classmates, according to a newspaper’s study of 54 public universities.” (more)

Boston Globe- Tracy Jan

“Their increasing popularity points to the preoccupation – some might say a single-minded national obsession – of a growing number of middle-class Chinese parents: getting their children into America’s premier universities.” (more)

BBC – Seonag Mackinnon

“As church bells mark the end of 2008, alarm bells are ringing in the offices of Scottish government. A landmark international survey – Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study – indicates Scottish schools are left trailing by much of the world.” (more)

Daily Independent – Lagos (All Africa) – Innocent Oweh

“The National Mathematical Centre (NMC) is seeking partnership with the Education Trust Fund (ETF) to simplify the teaching and learning of Mathematics through an intensive training programme billed to commence in January 2009.” (more)

Tennessean – Tim Adkins

“Tennessee school boards are taking the first step toward having the authority to manage local education funding levels as they strive to meet the needs of the students they serve.” (more)

San Diego Union Tribune – Bruce Lieberman

“Too many parents are out of touch when it comes to the kind of leadership crucial for their children’s academic success, Willis said.” (more)

New York Times- Daniel Sorid

“The next chapter of the World Wide Web will not be written in English alone. Asia already has twice as many Internet users as North America, and by 2012 it will have three times as many. Already, more than half of the search queries on Google come from outside the United States.” (more)

Des Moines Register – Staci Hupp

“The skinny ninth-grader skips the cafeteria line to buy her favorite meal, vanilla ice cream and shortbread cookies, from the snack bar nearly every day at Valley Southwoods Freshman High School in West Des Moines. State officials think Brady and other students need a nudge when it comes to nutrition.” (more)

Daily Trust (All Africa) – Ruby Rabiu

“The director general of the National Mathematical Centre (NMC) Professor Sam Ale said the key to achieving the seven-point agenda of Mr President and turning the fortunes of this administration is by exploring the advantages of mathematics.” (more)

BuaNews – Tshwane (All Africa) – Michael Appel

“ Pretoria — The introduction of Mathematics and Mathematical Literacy as compulsory subjects has resulted in more mathematically competent school leavers entering the job market.” (more)