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Timeline of Worldwide School and Mass Shootings

Gun-related tragedies in the U.S. and around the world The following table lists notable worldwide mass and school shootings from 1996 to the present. What distinguishes mass shootings from other…

Abelard, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Abelard, PeterAbelard, Peterăbˈəlärd [key], Fr. Pierre AbélardAbelard, Peterpyĕr äbālärˈ [key], 1079–1142, French philosopher and teacher, b. Le Pallet, near Nantes. A theological…

Camilo OSIAS, Congress, PI (1889-1976)

OSIAS Camilo , a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands; born in Balaoan, La Union Province, Luzon, Philippine Islands, March 23, 1889; attended schools in Balaoan,…

Education Facts At a Glance

School facts from the Census Bureau Related Links Percent of Population Enrolled in SchoolSchool EnrollmentU.S. Education StatisticsPublic Schools with Internet AccessCost of Higher Education…

On the Issues

How Gore and Bush stack up on education, foreign policy, health care, taxes, and social security by Beth Rowen This article was posted in September 2002. With only weeks to go…

Transitions

  Applicants often ignore transitions to their own detriment. A good essay must use transitions within paragraphs--and especially between paragraphs--to preserve the logical flow…