Standing before a phalanx of potential investors, three young women make the case for their high-end day care concept. They’ve written a 37-page business plan, and they confidently whip through a PowerPoint about their mission, budget, and marketing plan.
Welcome to “The Pitch” – a culminating event for juniors at Fenway High School in Boston. In [...]

Reading, math and science FCAT scores generally improved in Volusia and Flagler counties and across Florida this year, except for a statewide dip in fifth-grade reading.
The scores, released today by the Florida Department of Education, showed the most students reading and doing math at grade level or above since 2001, although only 38 percent of [...]

Researchers found that among 341 3-year-olds, those whose mothers ate more than two servings of fish per week during pregnancy generally performed better on tests of verbal, visual and motor development.
On the other hand, tests scores were lower among preschoolers whose mothers had relatively high mercury levels in their blood during pregnancy.
And mothers who regularly [...]