Louisiana university gun scare linked to apparent mistaken identity
(Reuters) – A gun scare that jolted Louisiana State University’s Baton Rouge campus on Tuesday apparently stemmed from an off-duty policeman in plain clothes seen...
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Alaska governor reverses course on controversial budget cuts
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Alaska’s governor signed a budget bill on Monday rolling back most of the deep, highly controversial spending cuts he imposed weeks...
NYC public schools caught tossing books, unused supplies
Upper West Side parents are being asked to pony up nearly $100 for classroom supplies like glue sticks, Crayons and washable markers — staples they...
What Exactly Happened at Chernobyl? (video)
(American Chemical Society) On April 26, 1986 the Soviet Union’s Chernobyl Power Complex nuclear reactor 4 exploded. This week on Reactions, we talk about the...
Teen Hacker Finds Bugs in School Software That Exposed Millions of Records
A few short decades ago, the archetypal hacker was a bored teenager breaking into his school’s network to change grades, à la Ferris Bueller. So...
Teen Tells DEF CON How He Hacked Millions of Student Records From Popular Education Software
Photo: Matt Cardy (Getty) “Hello from Bill Demirkapi :)“ read the message sent to thousands of parents, students, and teachers in his school district after...
Why so fly: MU scientists discover some fruit flies learn better than others
Fruit flies could one day provide new avenues to discover additional genes that contribute to a person’s ability to learn and remember. Scientists at the...
Dayton shooter had troubled past, threatening fellow students with ‘hit list’
(Reuters) – The 24-year-old gunman who killed nine people in a rampage in Dayton, Ohio had a troubled past, including threatening fellow students in high...
Fund for X: Department of Education awards $900K to enhance algebra learning technology
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Graspable Inc., an Indiana University-related startup, has received a two-year, $900,000 SBIR Phase II grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute...
Digital Textbooks Are Forcing a Radical Shift in Higher Ed
For several decades, textbook publishers followed the same basic model: Pitch a hefty tome of knowledge to faculty for inclusion in lesson plans; charge students...
Secret report reveals government fear of schools chaos after no-deal Brexit | Politics
Schools may have to close, exams could be disrupted and fresh food for pupils’ meals could run short because of panic buying with prices soaring...
Maker of gun used in Sandy Hook massacre asks Supreme Court to block lawsuit
(Reuters) – The maker of the assault-style rifle used in the 2012 mass shooting at a Newtown, Connecticut, school asked the U.S. Supreme Court on...
U.S. presidential hopeful Harris would spend $60 billion on historically black colleges
(Reuters) – Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled a plan to invest $60 billion in historically black colleges and universities if elected, the...
U.S. student confesses to killing Italian policeman: media
ROME (Reuters) – A 19-year-old U.S. student has confessed to killing a policeman in central Rome, in a crime that has shaken Italy, national news...
Virginia Tech researchers lead breakthrough in quantum computing
IMAGE: Nick Mayhall, Sophia Economou, and Ed Barnes, all of the Virginia Tech College of Science. view more Credit: Virginia Tech The large, error-correcting quantum computers...