Will the new education law help the most vulnerable kids?
Bob Cotter
The ESSA, or the Every Child Succeeds Act, was considered to be a welcome replacement of the No Child Left Behind law. However, scholars point to some disturbing provisions in the new law.
Who has your personal data, and how secure is it? Do you even know?
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How should we address growing concerns about information security without denying society the benefits big data can bring?
Not these guys, but Kentucky’s coach will get $50,000 extra after his Wildcats beat Texas A&M to win the SEC.
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The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is a huge money-maker, but you wouldn’t know it from the coverage on TV.
A study in resilience.
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Markets have been on a rocky ride all year on concerns another recession looms. Here are a few lessons we can learn from the last one.
The cast of the film ‘Spotlight’ reacts after they won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards.
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February 29, 2016
Kevin Hagopian , Penn State ; Amberia Sargent , University of California, Los Angeles ; Kathy DeMarco Van Cleve , University of Pennsylvania ; Kellie Carter Jackson , Hunter College ; Michael Mamp , Central Michigan University ; Patti McCarthy , Whittier College , and Thomas Leitch , University of Delaware
From Chris Rock’s opening monologue to red carpet hits (and misses), our experts analyze key moments from this year’s Academy Awards.
Strange cravings.
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Part two: neuroscience reveals why mood swings, clumsiness and strange food cravings go hand in hand with pregnancy.
Oh hey, I heard ripples in space and time, generated as two black holes merged. Call me back.
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Here’s a LIGO insider’s description of how he got the news of a phenomenon that had first been theorized 100 years ago.
Solar power in suburbia: what’s not to like?
Gray Watson
Utilities are pushing back against the spread of rooftop solar power and charging bigger fees to solar homes. Who is right in this solar-versus-utilities fight?
Is a warning enough?
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The evidence that football leads to brain injury is mounting, but there are two big reasons why it’s not likely to change anytime soon.
Bernie Sanders entouré de ses partisans, le 1er février, à Des Moines, dans l'Iowa.
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Hormis le républicain Donald Trump et le rival démocrate d'Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, les candidats n'ont guère suscité l’intérêt des jeunes. Une indifférence qui a des racines profondes.
Protector in chief: Theodore Roosevelt with conservationist John Muir at Yosemite in 1906.
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Historically, environmental causes enjoyed bipartisan support but gains by NGOs and the emergence of climate change as a social issue have created a sharp political divide.
Bernie supporters at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, January 24, 2016.
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In 2014, voting rates for young people hit record lows. Will things turn around in 2016?
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz speaks at the Fox News debate in Des Moines, Iowa on January 28.
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According to an expert in political rhetoric, we shouldn’t underestimate the power of the candidates who can skillfully tap into voter resentments.
Supreme Court ruling allows consumers and businesses to make money by reducing power and other grid services.
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An obscure Supreme Court ruling paves the way for people and businesses to earn money with distributed energy technologies.
Talking (pizza) head or journalist?
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Two ESPN NFL reporters ordered in on New Year’s Eve. They just didn’t tell anyone they’d been paid to do so.
Shades of pink and blue: for the first time, Pantone has chosen a blending of two colors.
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The global color authority seems intent on obliterating the confines of gender-color associations.
Penn State’s Nittany Lions became simply ‘USA’ during its games against Havana’s famed Industriales and other teams.
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The US risks being left out of Cuba’s transformation if it doesn’t act quickly.
Could the decision in the Abigail Fisher case exacerbate racial tensions on campuses?
Serena Lee
Limiting the use of race in higher education admissions policies for institutions can have harmful consequences for the diversity of the student body.
Metro Shooting Supplies employee Chris Cox speaks to a customer about the purchase of a 9mm handgun in Bridgeton, Missouri, November 13 2014.
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Research on background checks for gun purchases suggests there is an increase in gun acquisition a few months after a mass shooting happens.
The so-called ‘lamest’ generation has some very real grievances.
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Why do critiques focus on the flaws of the protesters, rather than the flawed institutions that sparked the protests in the first place?