Opinion

Autistic brains may favor short-range connections

By Press Release •
The brains of autistic children may have more short-range connections, giving them the ability to focus, while lacking long-range connections to other brain areas, leaving them unable to integrate information.

Evidence of charter misconception in Tribune report

By Paul Katula •
In the space of a one-sentence quote, the Chicago Tribune fed its readers one minor logical flaw and two errors about charter schools in the city. We explain and apologize for our delay.

Programming note: You Can Afford College

By Paul Katula •
Maryland Public Television will air "You Can Afford College" on Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. Call in or tweet questions to financial aid experts and Maryland students who found creative ways to pay for college.

Wheaton HS models project-based learning

By Paul Katula •
Project-based learning could take hold at a new Wheaton High School in Montgomery County, Md., and it's based on the design principles at San Diego's new High Tech High. Do you think it could spread?

Singer, color guard member dies in motorcycle crash

By Paul Katula •
Alyssa Ludovice, a high school junior, member of Elgin High School's color guard and, from what we hear, an excellent singer and writer, died Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 5, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident Tuesday in Lakewood. She was 16.

Teacher merit pay & new research in Chicago Heights

By Paul Katula •
A new study says there IS a way to make merit pay for teachers work, producing higher test scores by students if their teachers receive bonuses. But there are conditions on how they should receive those bonuses—and a few problems with the study itself.