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Education Week
New organizations are making their impact felt in statehouses on issues such as teacher evaluation and charter schools.
New organizations are making their impact felt in statehouses on issues such as teacher evaluation and charter schools.
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Education Week
As the general public now gets a chance to weigh in on a first draft of common standards in science, the question arises: Who is writing these voluntary standards, anyway?
As the general public now gets a chance to weigh in on a first draft of common standards in science, the question arises: Who is writing these voluntary standards, anyway?
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Inside Higher Ed
A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research provides data on just which countries are gaining and which are losing talent.
A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research provides data on just which countries are gaining and which are losing talent.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
American and international teenagers are competing this week at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center for Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2012—the world's largest high school science research competition.
American and international teenagers are competing this week at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center for Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2012—the world's largest high school science research competition.
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Evacuated tube transport:
There are a lot of videos available on the web that depict proposed new technologies for transportation, energy generation, and communication. I take all of these with large grains (or crystals) of salt, as it is easy to create a professional-looking animation and hard to invent a world-changing new invention. Physics teachers could ask students to use the data in this video to verify the claim of traveling from NY to LA in 45 minutes, and also to brainstorm the technical challenges of building such a system. YouTube link
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The NSTA Learning Center
Every teacher wants to grow their understanding of the subjects they teach and the pedagogical implications. To address this challenge, NSTA is proud to make available our professional development website, called The NSTA Learning Center.
Learning Center Resources and Opportunities: