PARCC test items released
The states that make up PARCC consortium are releasing test items from this year's PARCC assessment to help teachers.
STEM
Gulls find food by following diving ducks
Gulls follow diving ducks & take the bottom-dwelling mussels the ducks bring to the surface, a food source ordinarily inaccessible to them.
The MIT Fab Lab comes to a Wis. high school
Students at Chippewa Falls HS in Wis. have some new STEM- & CTE-related equipment, thanks to a $25,000 grant from a local company.
Cognitive deficits seen in kids with brain tumors
Kids who survive malignant brain tumors suffer not only hearing loss but, as a result of the chemotherapy used to treat the tumor, long-term cognitive deficits.
Hurricane Patricia brings 165-mph winds to Mexico
Hurricane Patricia is the strongest hurricane ever in the Western Hemisphere, and it made landfall this afternoon on Mexico's Pacific coast.
Elementary kids code a robot into space
A contest asks elementary students (ages 6–11) to program a robot for a space mission. Grand prize: a STEM field trip to Calif.
School systems are learning from data breaches
Data about schools continues to fall into the wrong hands, but corporate breaches have taught schools something about best practices.
Md. environmental lit wins international acclaim
Maryland's environmental literacy standards won an international award today from the World Future Council.
White House hosts 2nd Astronomy Night
The 2nd Astronomy Night brought a range of dignitaries, scientists, astronauts, and young people to the White House lawn Saturday.
Movie review: The Martian
The movie stretches principles of chemistry a bit, but the math is workable in, say, an algebra class. Plus, the cinematography excels.