Md. program will fight heroin addiction in schools
Students play a role in an education campaign aimed at preventing heroin addiction, announced this morning by the lt. gov. of Md.
Our physical address has changed
Our new address in Baltimore's Harbor East area is in the Legg Mason Building, a landmark in a city that doesn't deserve its bad rep.
Habitat home building teaches geometry
A geometry class in Ft Collins, Colo., builds a new house for a mother and daughter through Habitat for Humanity. Geometry lessons. Humanity lessons.
Poor students study environment on the river
An environmental advocacy group partners with schools in jacksonville, Fla., to provide field trips on a river for the city's poorest students.
Texans use pasta to study the sine function
Trigonometry in pre-calculus (or even algebra II) can be taught using pasta, one of many methods teachers use to engage kids in learning.
Access to strong math content depends on wealth
A useless study, promoted by the <em>Washington Post</em>, says rich kids have access to better math curricula than poor kids.
335 schools awarded National Blue Ribbon
The list includes 6 public and 2 private schools in Md. and 13 public and 3 private schools in IL. We congratulate them all.
Bravo: College refuses to accept SAT/ACT scores
We applaud the efforts of Hampshire College, which has banned SAT or ACT scores for student applicants. The college isn't ranked anymore as a result.
Lower drinking age linked to higher dropout rate
Simply lowering the legal drinking age to 18 to combat binge drinking on college campuses may be short-sighted. H.S. kids might be hurt.
Baltimore Co. magnet programs flourish
At the expo for magnet programs in Baltimore Co., we learned about a mature program that provides more opportunities every year.