Mars opposition; lunar eclipse
Mars is at opposition Tuesday, approaches closest to Earth on this orbit on April 14. A total lunar eclipse occurs on April 14-15.
Academics
Appeal denied for company refusing to serve gay client
The Supreme Court won't hear a case in which a photographer wants to assert a constitutional right to refuse to photograph a gay commitment ceremony.
Can you measure colleges by return on investment?
You can look at college from a stripped-down study of how much return on investment you'll get from investing in that 4-year degree.
Climate change effects will worsen unless we fix it
A new report by a United Nations group says we will see worse effects of climate change unless we do something to control greenhouse gas emissions.
Mich. students below national average on NAEP
Improvement for Michigan students on a few categories of their curriculum, as measured by a national test, is lagging behind other states. Scandal. Not.
US ED orders a Mich. school to take down new bleachers
When athletic boosters raise funds to improve bleachers on a baseball field, do they have to make similar improvements at the softball field?
A full Hersey team sweeps the IL debate championships
Debaters from Hersey HS in Arlington Heights swept the top 3 places in one of the divisions of the state debate championships.
On finding a harmonious coexistence of science and faith
Women's Final 4 Part 3 (Notre Dame): Is there a world where deep faith and relentless science can live together? Notre Dame thinks so.
Louisville high school reviews young adult literature
Women’s Final 4 Part 2 (Louisville): Amid an ongoing testing investigation, a Louisville, Ky., high school reviews young adult lit.
App-ocalypse in Middletown
Women's Final 4 Part 1 (U Md.): computer science and the meteoric rise of an app, a simple game that had too short a life for its millions of fans.