Total solar eclipse occurs hours before spring arrives
A total eclipse of the sun, hours before spring began in the Northern Hemisphere, makes our front page as we celebrate the end of a long winter.
STEM
π Day (3/14/15) at the Maryland Science Center
Kids of all ages in Baltimore celebrated π (Pi) Day by looking for patterns, pondering digits and decimal places, and dancing.
Bracketology
It's time for the annual March Madness ritual. It gives us a chance to ponder a few questions about college sports and, in particular, basketball.
Sequoia Capital's Yik Yak investment: $62 mil
The cause of cyberbullying by cowards spewing hate speech at others just got an infusion of millions of dollars. Wonderful.
Using calculus, police investigate traffic accidents
Sometimes a little visit from members of the law enforcement community can show students how math plays a relevant role in the world.
Texas elementary students program robots
A robotics contest challenged students in grades 3-5 to apply their math, science, and problem-solving skills.
IL cancels state-mandated science tests
IL doesn't plan to give 4th, 7th, and 11th graders the state- and federally-mandated science test. Negotiations are ongoing, but this is interesting.
Demo of new math question types on PARCC online tests
We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the format of math questions on the online version of the PARCC tests (video).
Ohio parents keep tests separate from standards
We once again consider the question of parental involvement in their kids' math homework. How much, if any, is helpful?
Md. city opposes cell tower on school property
We side with community members in opposing the building of cell towers near public schools — or even near charter schools, for that matter.