Nobel Prize in Chemistry for DNA repair studies
Infographic: Scientists are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on various DNA repair mechanisms in living cells.
Academics
Sci. & Soc. Stud. standards get a hearing in Mich.
Information sessions about new science and social studies learning standards are ongoing in Mich., with a few more planned for this week.
SCOTUS denies appeal in NY vaccination case
The Supreme Court has decided not to hear a case that allows New York schools to send non-vaccinated students home if an outbreak occurs.
Blue whales forage efficiently & stay big
The largest animals to have ever lived on Earth, blue whales maintain their enormous body size by optimizing the energy they gain from the krill they eat.
A look at data on bullying policy in 25 states
A new study finds that schools following guidelines from the US Dept. of Ed. regarding bullying have lower levels of bullying.
Lesson-sharing sites & copyright law
It's a tricky business to post lesson plans online. Who owns those lessons? Can you charge people money for access to those lessons?
Can we or should we ‘help’ the poor?
We find an abandonment of the American dream as companies send jobs overseas and as charter schools become corrupt.
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.
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.