Home page backdrop: Environmental literacy
Our home page has a new background picture as of Jan 11, a photo we hope calls attention to environmental literacy in Maryland and across the country.
STEM
Pretty colors & dangerous fire in a chem experiment
The rainbow flame chemistry demo goes wrong, once again, in a Manhattan classroom, badly burning a young boy, who is now hanging on to his life.
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.
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.