A third area is building data systems that not only measure student success, but also inform teachers how to improve.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

In many countries there are a few natural bottlenecks, whether it be large data centers or right-of-ways."

VOA: special.2011.02.21

"We've seen a number of very large companies that have suffered some tremendously embarrassing losses of data.

VOA: special.2011.05.09

"There was a great deal of careful data collected showing how identical the two sections, these two large sections of the class were beforehand.

VOA: special.2011.06.02

Walter Meier is a scientist with the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

Last week the World Bank also launched a new "open data initiative."

VOA: special.2010.04.26

"Instead of collecting data today to plan for a campaign next year, changing from that to collecting data today to plan for what we do tomorrow, that is a pretty radical change."

VOA: special.2010.05.03

"Kids really get engaged in science in the garden where it's a kind of fun activity where they're collecting data and seeing how different temperatures will change the amount of water that's needed by a crop, so the science concepts come easily."

VOA: special.2011.06.14

Richard Weindruch explains. "Our data show that there is about a three-fold higher risk of developing a disease of aging in those animals fed the normal diet as opposed to those that have been on caloric restriction since they were adults."

VOA: special.2009.09.01

Dr.Anond Snidvongs, who has studied climate change for more than a decade, has analyzed storm data over the past 60 years.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

The procedure takes just seven minutes. The patient passes a wand over his chest, collecting data on heart pressure.

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

Mr.Obama mentions the better-than-expected data in his address, and says reforming health care is a pillar for future growth and prosperity.

VOA: standard.2009.08.08

Now,after analyzing data from a large national health and nutrition survey, Skinner reports finding similarly elevated levels in obese children as well.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

So we combined data across nine individual studies, so we have a lot more power than previous studies that looked at this.

VOA: standard.2010.06.30