It's getting better, but drivers still ignore bus stop arms
Although there has been some improvement, the Maryland State Dept of Education still reports thousands of drivers every day are ignoring the stop arms on school buses.
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Runaway greenhouse effect makes planets uninhabitable
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It may be easier than we once thought to send a planet into the runaway greenhouse stage, where Venus is now, and render it forever uninhabitable, new research suggests.
PARCC states, incl. IL and MD, announce field test plans
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Field test plans for the new PARCC tests in math and English/language arts, which are aligned to the Common Core, have been announced.
U. Md. study offers insights into the death of honeybees
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Honeybee colonies have been lost at an alarming rate over recent winters. New research from the Univ of Maryland suggests the loss may be due, in part, to pesticides and fungicides used in agriculture.
Md. scores dip slightly as schools prepare for new tests
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The scores on the Maryland School Assessment show a slight dip, owing in part to the state's switch to the new Common Core standards.
Models can predict evolution in Caribbean lizards
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Scientists can use different models, such as adaptive landscapes, to predict evolution for a genus of lizards in Caribbean Islands.
Reading now may boost your brainpower in old age
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Reading or other activities that stimulate the brain, such as writing, may help your memory as you get older. Keep up with those "mentally stimulating activities" early and late in life.
Voxitatis files FOIA requests for IL musical information
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We have filed Freedom of Information Act requests for Illinois high schools for information relevant to any musical theater productions performed at the schools last year.
Maryland State Board adopts new science standards
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Maryland adopted the Next Generation Science Standards today, and implementation, which has already begun, should be complete by the 2017-18 school year.
Breastfeeding babies enhances their brain growth
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In terms of how you should feed infants if you want to maximize brain growth, it goes something like this: Breastfeeding alone > Breastfeeding + Formula > Formula alone.