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Friday, December 10, 2010

“BESE approves revised school grading system, new science textbooks in Louisiana - News-Star” plus 9 more

“BESE approves revised school grading system, new science textbooks in Louisiana - News-Star” plus 9 more


BESE approves revised school grading system, new science textbooks in Louisiana - News-Star

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 01:31 AM PST

BATON ROUGE -- The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved a system of assigning letter grades "A" through "F" to public schools so parents can judge how their children's schools are performing. The board also approved new high school ...

BESE panel approves science textbooks - Shreveport Times

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:30 PM PST

BATON ROUGE – Six of seven members of a Board of Elementary and Secondary Education committee agreed to move forward with the purchase of new science textbooks over the objection of a crowd of people who wanted books that at least mention creationism or ...

Science review of anthrax probe extended - FederalNewsRadio.com

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 09:23 AM PST

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - The National Academy of Sciences says it is extending its review of the investigation into the 2001 anthrax mailings to consider new information from the FBI. The Washington-based academy said Friday that the FBI delivered additional ...

Santa’s Workshop comes to Orlando Science Center - Orlando Sentinel (blog)

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:44 PM PST

Lots of child-friendly activities at the Orlando Science Center this weekend. Top of the list: Santa Claus.  At Santa's Christmas Workshop, preschoolers and their parents share a storytime, play educational holiday games and make seasonal crafts. For ...

USGS Science at American Geophysical Union Conference, San Francisco, December 13-17 - U.S. Geological Survey

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 02:10 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO­ — The U.S. Geological Survey participates in the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting with hundreds of technical presentations. Selected here are some highlights of USGS science at AGU. Tips about the technical sessions are presented ...

NASA to outsource space station's science projects - msnbc.com

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:48 PM PST

NASA is looking to hand over control of U.S. science experiments on the International Space Station to a nonprofit organization, the space agency announced Monday. The space agency issued a call for "an independent, nonprofit research management ...

Putting Climate Science in Its Place - New York Times Blogs

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:58 PM PST

Many readers with varied views have rightly criticized the prolonged debates about basic points in climate science that frequently spring up on Dot Earth posts where science is not the main point of discussion. To sustain open but focused discourse, and in ...

CAROL RUPLENAS: Teaching is an art as well as a science - Abington Mariner

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:37 PM PST

Full disclosure:  Jaundiced Eyeauthor, Bob Ruplenas is my husband and I am a retired public school teacher/ union member. Often Bob and I agree about issues and often we don't.  When I disagree about something he writes I tell him privately, but last ...

Weird Science Weekly: The gut and transportation edition - Oregonian

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 09:59 AM PST

Allergies - especially food allergies - appear to be on the rise in America. One hypothesis gaining steam in the health science community is that we're simply too clean. Antibiotic hand soap, germ-killing household cleaners, etc. are thought to be so good ...

FDA to review science behind ruling on mercury in dental fillings - Los Angeles Times

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 09:38 AM PST

WASHINGTON -- Less than 18 months after concluding that mercury in dental fillings was not harmful to patients, the Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the scientific basis for its decision. A panel of outside experts will meet next week to consider ...

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