The MIT Fab Lab comes to a Wis. high school
Students at Chippewa Falls HS in Wis. have some new STEM- & CTE-related equipment, thanks to a $25,000 grant from a local company.
Academics
Cognitive deficits seen in kids with brain tumors
Kids who survive malignant brain tumors suffer not only hearing loss but, as a result of the chemotherapy used to treat the tumor, long-term cognitive deficits.
Police officer throws student across room (video)
A video shows a police officer lifting a student out of her desk and dragging her across the floor. He was White; she was Black.
Yik Yak back in the news on college campuses
Women's and civil-rights groups want colleges to protect students from sexual harassment via anonymous social-media sites like Yik Yak.
Hurricane Patricia brings 165-mph winds to Mexico
Hurricane Patricia is the strongest hurricane ever in the Western Hemisphere, and it made landfall this afternoon on Mexico's Pacific coast.
Elementary kids code a robot into space
A contest asks elementary students (ages 6–11) to program a robot for a space mission. Grand prize: a STEM field trip to Calif.
School systems are learning from data breaches
Data about schools continues to fall into the wrong hands, but corporate breaches have taught schools something about best practices.
Md. environmental lit wins international acclaim
Maryland's environmental literacy standards won an international award today from the World Future Council.
White House hosts 2nd Astronomy Night
The 2nd Astronomy Night brought a range of dignitaries, scientists, astronauts, and young people to the White House lawn Saturday.
Concealed carry coming to Texas colleges
Texans should reconsider a new law that will allow the concealed carry of handguns into university buildings, incl. dorms & classrooms.