Schools to give end-of-course test in middle of course
Should scheduling conflicts cause by exams that will be field tested for the Common Core supersede a high school exit exam at one Maryland middle school?
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Parents wonder about Common Core in kindergarten
Parents want some answers about what the Common Core is and how it is playing out in their schools with their children. Sometimes, there are no answers yet, but give teachers a chance.
Common Core 101 for Md. gubernatorial hopefuls
A slight misunderstand about the Common Core by a leading Maryland politician reflects a national misunderstanding about the standards.
Autumnal equinox occurs at 3:44 pm CDT
Fall begins today at 3:44 pm CDT (4:44 pm EDT). Thanks to the tilting of the Earth, the days will start to get cooler and their shortening will slow down until the winter solstice.
Trends in the extent and thickness of Arctic ice
We need to correct a report on Fox News, which suggests that global cooling is occurring, based on a momentary blip upward in the extent of ice coverage in the Arctic.
Baltimore County to showcase magnet programs Saturday
Baltimore County Public Schools will hold a Magnet Expo Saturday in Timonium in order to show parents and students in its schools what the magnet programs have to offer.
Moving to a beat linked to brain’s response to speech
A study out of Northwestern shows a correlation between teenagers' ability to tap a beat and their ability to recruit brain centers associated with sound when they hear someone speaking.
Voyager 1 entered interstellar space on Aug 25, 2012
NASA scientists have confirmed that Voyager I is traveling in interstellar space, about 15 billion miles from Earth on its continuing mission, which began in 1977.
STEM committee forms in Edwardsville School District
A committee has formed to implement STEM subjects from kindergarten through high school. This is the kind of thing that is happening in real schools, and we can use some of those as models.
Weather postpones start of football in Illinois
For more than 200 varsity football teams in Illinois, especially in the northern half of the state, games would have to wait at least another day.