2 words about student data privacy: Snowden, Target
Based on a webinar with a student data privacy expert panel of 3, we consider a question not asked in this first report of a series.
STEM
Teach for America is like a lone bassoon in Beethoven
Teach for America has produced some excellent young teachers in some of the country's lowest-performing schools. However, a reliance on math test scores misses the mark.
Polar vortex, #chiberia, whatever—It’s COLD!
The weather forecast is: It's COLD. Dangerous wind chills, near 50 below, threaten Chicago and other regions Tuesday. Many schools are just shut down until it gets a little warmer.
Bighorn sheep & woodpeckers provide concussion insight
We continue to look for research about concussions and high school football. One study in Cincinnati looks at the fluid pressure that acts as a bubble wrap for the brain within the skull.
Winter storm closes schools in Md., Northeast
A winter storm has dumped a foot of snow north of Chicago and nearly two feet in some areas in the northeast. If you were scheduled to go to school today, your school is probably closed.
Computers play humanly impossible metal drum tracks
Drummers in heavy metal bands are getting so fast that it is frequently impossible for humans to play the parts, especially the bass drum. Bands turn to computers.
2 bald eagles shot in Montgomery County, Md.
Police say 2 bald eagles were shot near the nation's capital on Christmas Day. They're still looking for suspects and seek the public's help.
Gates invests in a cellphone powered by urine
While we may not agree with all the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation does in education, some work the foundation does gets an A+ from us.
Study: Kids grasp large numbers remarkably young
Changes to early childhood curricula in math that make use of recent research out of Michigan State University might bring more math to pre-K, and that's OK.
Science, too, laughs at Ron Burgundy, anchorman
If you don't make it as a physician after finishing college, med school, and so on, you might want to apply for a job as a science consultant on the next Will Ferrell movie.