This year a number of new GCSE syllabuses, including English, mathematics and ICT, are being assessed for the first time.

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The Initiative, a 10-year plan to provide greater work-related flexibility to women and men in research careers, is run by the National Science Foundation (NSF), which is the leading source of Federal grants for many fields that are crucial to US technology development and job creation, including computer science, mathematics, and the social sciences.

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The curriculum was demanding, including instruction in English and mathematics, as well as religion.

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He bought thousands of books including works on music, mathematics, astronomy, history, geography, magic, theology and philosophy.

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In his landmark 1776 book, Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith called money one of the three great inventions, including the written word and mathematics.

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One part of the plan called for shifting to saliva-based DNA samples obtained from mathematically gifted people, including Chinese who had participated in mathematics or science Olympiad training camps.

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Develop training policies for teachers in science subjects, integrating of mathematics, science and technology including the issue of gender and participative learning.

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" Most were highly ambitious, including the goal that U.S. students would be "first in the world in mathematics and science achievement.

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