There is not enough good or outstanding teaching to overcome students' past underachievement.

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At Parkville Middle School outside of Baltimore, engineering is the most popular subject, thanks to outstanding teachers who are inspiring students to focus on their math and science skills.

WHITEHOUSE: Weekly Address: Traveling the Country, Winning the Future

This national prestigious event takes place once a year and enables secondary students who have undertaken outstanding science research or technological development to participate in a travelling road-show which starts in Auckland and finishes in Wellington.

UNESCO: International

The academy's director, Professor Deborah Eyre, said students were being offered "an outstanding, often life-changing, opportunity".

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The super-portable JBL OnBeat Micro (below) is battery powered and ideal for road warriors, students or anyone else who wants outstanding performance from a go-anywhere Lightning speaker.

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