Paying kids to eat fruit at lunch is good — temporarily
Paying students to eat a fruit or vegetable is less expensive than just serving it, and it also reduces waste and increases the chances they'll eat the fruit or vegetable you serve.
Economics
School on the farm makes learning more authentic
Farm-to-School takes on a new meaning as kids get to play in the dirt on a local organic farm and learn many other lessons while having fun.
Engineer, not an accountant, named CEO at GM
The largest US auto maker named a woman to the post of CEO. Mary Barra will take over the reins at GM in January. She's also an engineer who is credited with the redesign of several product lines.
IL legislature may call special session on pension crisis
Illinois lawmakers are said to be hammering out a deal to save about $150 billion from the state's pension fund over 30 years. They could vote on it next Tuesday.
Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 16,000
Business classes may be buzzing today, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 16,000 for the first time in history yesterday.
Computer = wheel, School ∈ [wagon, racecar)
The privatization movement, deserves much more than one of our snapshots, but finding the movement both good and bad, we provide an analogy to increase understanding.
Arctic methane release may damage economy. Or not.
A report has surfaced in an esteemed scientific journal that appears to contradict earlier reports about the release of methane in the Arctic. Read with caution.
You can’t patent the human genome or any gene
No one can claim they own the patent on the human genome or any segment of it, since it is strictly a naturally-occurring product, the Supreme Court ruled today.
MacArthur genius grants, 2012 edition
The MacArthur Foundation announced this year's winners of fellowships, commonly called "genius grants," and the list has a few surprises.
Restoring wetlands after centuries of farming in the Piney Run watershed
A win for the environment, a win for a farmer, and a win for developers all come at once when an environmental restoration company in Maryland gets into the act and works their magic.