Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, Baron of Maua

Irineu Evangelista de Sousa was an entrepreneur born in 1813, on 28th December, and after the death of his father was sent to Rio de Janeiro with his uncle in order to prevent a confrontation with his mother's new husband.

Drawing Tools and Tips for Beginners

A primer in drawing for beginners. If you love to draw but don't feel confident about your work, here are some tips to help you build your confidence and the quality of your sketches.

Portland Schools Lead The Way For Healthy Kids

Portland Schools started to make some significant changes to the diet of its children in 2006. At that time, Portland Schools eliminated all soda, sports drinks and junk food from vending machines in the schools.

Will Grading Principal Improve Pittsburgh Schools?

Pittsburgh Schools have not shown significant improvement as measured by the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) assessment. Due to the district's inability to show improvements mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act for 4 consecutive years, Pittsburgh Schools were required to make significant changes in the 2006-2007 school year.

Orlando Schools Prepare To Shape Up

When students in Orlando Schools return to school this fall they should prepare to shape up. Physically speaking anyway. Florida Governor Charlie Crist just signed into law a new requirement for daily physical education (PE) classes for all kindergarten through 5th grade students.

Do Dollar Signs Limit Your Childs Education

While teaching salaries vary greatly from state to state, child education is improving from the under paid teachers of the past 10 years. It is sad to realize that dollar signs may limit child education if you happen to live in a state with low teacher salaries, or where the states schools are short on teaching funds.

Looking for an Online High School? Why Accreditation Is Important

Congratulations on taking another step towards a high school diploma. However, if you are looking for an online high school to get your diploma, you will need to know something about accreditation and why it is an important part of your decision on which school to choose.

Wordweb - A Resource For Teachers And Students That Has Become Truly International

There are a lot of websites that promote themselves to having the biggest and best online references for either dictionaries or thesauruses. You have the big ones such as Merriamwebster, Thefreedictionary, and AskOxford. But for an offline resource that can sit on your desktop - we have been limited to applications such as MS Word or Wordperfect and their extensive dictionaries. Those don't help us though when it coems to viewing web sites or reading pdf files. Now there is an application that can help - it's called Wordweb, and This is how it works.

Translation - An Evergreen Career

A career to which many aspire but few manage to master effectively, translation has always played, and will most likely continue to play a vital part in the social and economic development of the world.

Las Vegas Schools Thirsting For More Funding

Families who are considering a move to Las Vegas in order to be closer to all that fun may need to think twice before doing so. The entire state is suffering a drought on educational funding, and Las Vegas Schools are no exception.

Indianapolis Schools

Indianapolis Schools make up the state's largest school district. Recently Indianapolis Schools have been the focus of a reform package designed to target struggling schools in the state.

Miami Schools

Ah, beautiful Miami! Sun, sand, and palm trees. It's also the town of opportunities for most students in Kindergarten all the way up to 12th grade who attend Miami Schools. Magnet programs are abundant, and surrounding communities like Coral Gables and Aventura team with innovative and exciting schools.

Can Teacher Training Help Memphis Schools?

In the state of Tennessee Memphis Schools are lagging behind. With 80-81% of Tennessee's 4th grade students performing on grade level in both math and reading, the children in Memphis Schools are well behind in the 63-66% range.

How To Do Your Multiplication Tables Without Having To Learn Them

If you went to a school like mine, these tables were drilled into you rote fashion until you can quote any multiplication of any two numbers from 1 to 12. If you didn't learn them this way, or your are at school and you need to learn them, here are some tricks that you can use instead of having to remember them.