West Chicago science teacher interns at Fermilab
A summer internship gives teachers of science a great professional development opportunity, which explains how some teachers spend their summers.
Academics
Medicaid expansion helped Mich. economy, too
Economics research from the U of Mich. shows Medicaid expansion under ACA brought jobs and new revenue for the state in addition to insuring people.
Homeless student barred from basketball team
Laws protect against the discrimination of "homeless" students, even in extracurricular activities. A Ky. middle school challenges that law.
Parents obese? You might be slow.
Children of obese parents are more likely to fail tests of fine motor skills and personal-social skills than those of normal-weight parents.
Girls in Belvidere sure know how to build a motor
Some high school competitions actually involve more traditional life skills, like how to fix your car when it breaks down.
Leap second was added to the world’s clocks
Clocks added a second, a so-called leap second, to the time just before 2017 was rung in on the prime meridian of the world.
Language may be 1 factor in science bias
Science and practice alike may suffer because some significant research is published only in languages other than English, the lingua franca of science.
Kids may think marijuana less harmful if legalized
If the recreational use of marijuana is legalized, some 8th and 10th graders in Washington tend to think the drug is less harmful. No real change seen in Colo.
Risk of flood changing in many US regions
Major news over the last 12 months included destructive flooding in several states. There's a pattern, and it, like the climate, is changing.
Merry Christmas etc. to all
Schools are out, so there's not much news to report. We want to wish you a merry Christmas, a happy holiday, happy whatever! Just be happy!