Md. to require test scores for H.S. graduation
Md. high school students will soon have to achieve a certain score on the PARCC tests (or a suitable substitute) in order to receive a high school diploma.
Drawing words helps you remember them
You might be better off drawing about stuff you need to learn than writing it out in words. It's a caveman-like strategy, yes, but it works.
Lacrosse state championship coming to Illinois
Illinois will sanction a state series in boys' and girls' lacrosse starting in the spring of 2018.
NAMM names best US music ed programs
The National Association of Music Merchants has selected 118 schools and 476 school communities in America as the best places for music education.
The best bees keep expertise to themselves
Honeybees, especially those who've been around the block a few times to gather nectar, don't like to share their knowledge with rookie bees.
H.S. girls use contraceptives but not condoms
New research of self-reported data has found that high school girls who use IUDs to prevent pregnancy don't use condoms to protect against STDs.
Nights are warming faster than days
Observations from the last fifty years have shown that the nights have been warming much faster than the days.
Dangers of binge drinking in college
Binge drinking is a problem, in more ways than one, on college campuses across the US. Folks at Alabama have some advice.
Teens who misuse stimulants use other people’s
Teenagers who abuse prescription drugs most commonly do it by using someone else's drugs, not drugs that doctors have prescribed for them.
Efficient ignorance is key to paying attention
From Johns Hopkins, training people to pay attention to important details amid noise and garbage details that need to be filtered out.