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Now Is the Time to Support Science Teachers
There’s no better time to make the case for science education than right now. For months, we’ve witnessed the largest ecological disaster in U.S. history unfold, creating debates among scientists and engineers about how the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico can be contained. This crisis has created an opportunity for American children at every grade level to become scientists while questioning and exploring the future of the nation’s energy challenges. This is a time when we should be supportin... (Continued)
updated 7/27/2010

D.C. board of education adopts national 'common core' standards for schools
The D.C. State Board of Education on Wednesday adopted new national standards for English and math, joining Maryland and more than two dozen states in a groundbreaking effort to establish common expectations for what students should learn every year from kindergarten through high school. The board's vote of 6 to 1 will set in motion changes to testing, curriculum and teacher training as Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee and charter school operators seek to improve public-school performance... (Continued)
updated 7/27/2010

Student ideas for green roof make school a teaching lab
At Boston Latin, sustainability is goal Take Boston Latin School, and pack on top of its building a weather station, a greenhouse, two outdoor classrooms, a cafeteria, and a garden. Then add solar panels, wind turbines, and the outdoor elevator. It’s a 70,000-square-foot, $6.2 million green roof dreamed up by Boston Latin students, and it’s becoming a reality. “It started out as a simple request for how the school can reduce its carbon footprint,’’ said Gail Sullivan, the architect who ... (Continued)
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