Critics scoff at new privacy pledge from big EdTech
A few tech companies have released a new privacy policy that they say will safeguard student data on the Internet. I'm not buying it.
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Lack of sleep increases failure risk in school
A Md. county considers, again, starting high school after 7:17, because teen sleep patterns put kids at risk of failure if they don't get enough sleep.
Phelps arrested for DUI, take 2
Swimmer Michael Phelps has been arrested in Baltimore for DUI, again. Action may be needed to prevent the accidental death of innocent people.
Math Prize for Girls at M.I.T.
The 6th annual contest led to a $29,300 prize for Celine Liang, a junior from Saratoga HS in California. Congratulations!
MAVEN arrives at Mars; bonus comet fly-by coming
A mission to Mars, run by NASA officials in Greenbelt, Md., has arrived and will begin sending back data soon.
Fantasy football makes a math class in Decatur
Two 6th-grade math teachers at an IL school are using fantasy football to teach students about algebra and arithmetic. What a contest!
Yes, August was hot
August 2014 was the hottest August on record since records were begun in 1880. What does it mean?
EV-D68 causes breathing problems in Midwestern kids
There's been an uptick across six states of Human Enterovirus D-68, and it has sent about a hundred kids to the hospital.
Who in Barrington can write code for an iPhone?
Seven schools in Chicago's northwestern suburbs will begin a program aimed at promoting coding for mobile iOS devices. Kids developing apps.
Week 1 football games similar in scoring to 2013
Our Week 1 analysis of IL HS football shows that scoring this year is much the same as it was last year.