Number killed in Hurricane Maria may exceed 1,000
A Puerto Rican hurricane may have killed a much higher number of people than the government's official estimate of 64.
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Pulitzer Center creates climate change lesson plans
Lesson plans at all levels, from the Pulitzer Center in partnership with The New York Times, help share info about climate change.
It’s been a rainy July
Rain, rain, and more rain. The flooding all this rain has brought could set recovery efforts in the Chesapeake Bay back a bit.
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Our site was taken offline because of a failure on the part of our hosting provider. We are working with them to resolve the issue.
Smartphone use linked to ADHD behaviors in teens
Teens who frequently use their ubiquitous smartphones and multimedia devices are more likely to develop ADHD symptoms.
Much of the internet could soon be under water
The physical internet—cables, data centers, etc.—is threatened in coastal cities: climate change & rising sea levels could drown it.
LEAF internships bring city students to nature
A paid internship at the Nature Conservancy exposes city students to environmental careers. 22 years running.
Algebra, geometry, trig better than h.s. calculus
Research suggests taking calculus in high school doesn't help students with the math class in college; the prerequisites do.
Low grades if sleeping goes against circadian rhythm
Research continues to build showing teens should listen to their bodies when it comes to sleep. Schools should adjust if necessary.
Algebra 2 PARCC: imaginary number arithmetic
Doing arithmetic with imaginary numbers involving <em>i</em>, the square root of –1, is an algebra 2 skill and might be tested on PARCC.