In moribund economy, more students turning to funeral sciences to find steady workBOSTON — Facing impending layoffs at his manufacturing plant, Alan Willoughby left to seek financial security selling automobiles at a used-car lot. Then the economy hit the skids, and he struggled to make ends meet. Drawn by reliable income and growth, private sector looks to invest in charter schoolsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Charter schools, already seeing a surge in students, are getting attention from another group — private investors. Neuroscientist, chemist and humanities scholars awarded 2009 Balzan prizesMILAN — Discoveries on human memory and the development of a solar panel that imitates the workings of plants were among the achievements that earned four researchers Balzan prizes on Monday. Penn State asking merit scholar parents for donations to help out needier studentsPHILADELPHIA — Students who are accepted into Penn State University’s prestigious honors college get more than academic feathers in their caps. They get $3,500 annual merit scholarships. Smithsonian chief sweeps up the ‘nation’s attic,’ hopes to create education powerhouseWASHINGTON — Wayne Clough pulls a thumb-sized computer flash drive from his pocket and marvels at how many of the Smithsonian Institution’s millions of objects can be captured on it. University of Washington gets $126M to create Northwest seafloor observatorySEATTLE — The University of Washington has received about $126 million in federal money to build an ocean observatory in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Washington and Oregon. Top Hamas official says Holocaust “a lie,” slams reported UN plan to study it in GazaGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Hamas spiritual leader on Monday called teaching Palestinian children about the Nazi murder of 6 million Jews a “war crime,” rejecting a suggestion that the U.N. might include the Holocaust in Gaza’s school curriculum. Recession leads to states cutting cultural budgets, more hardship for struggling artistsLAWRENCE, Kan. — Ben Ahlvers is a full-time arts education coordinator, but his passion is with the fanciful creatures, human figures and oversized hammers he fashions from clay. Michigan golf course groundskeeper stumbles upon a 10,000-year-old mammoth toothSARANAC, Mich. — A golf course groundskeeper recently stumbled onto something unexpected on the greens: A tooth from a 10,000-year-old mammoth. Groundskeeper Patrick Walker found the 10-pound tooth Tuesday when he was on the greens about 30 miles east of Grand Rapids at Morrison Lake Country Club. Special school makes NY harbor its classroom while awaiting a waterfront homeNEW YORK — In 1790, the state of New York set aside Governors Island, off the tip of Manhattan, for the benefit of education. For more than two centuries, however, it was in military hands, guarding the country’s most important harbor. College-bound veterans find it’s back to basics as schools ignore years of military experienceCOLUMBIA, Mo. — Twelve years of military service left Donald Spradling highly trained in satellite imagery, nuclear engineering and foreign intelligence analysis. None of that made a difference to the University of Missouri. Nature: Scientists develop high-yield rice that can grow in deep waterTOKYO — A team of Japanese scientists has discovered genes that enable rice to survive high water, providing hope for better rice production in lowland areas that are affected by flooding. Man who was ordered deported and arrested in beating case pleads guilty in fatal NYC car crashNEW YORK — Under different circumstances, Daryush Omar might have been in jail or even kicked out of the country when he drove drunk and killed two people. ACT scores hold steady; more students college-ready but most will still need remedial workAverage scores on the ACT college entrance exam held steady for the high school class of 2009, a sign of modest progress considering the pool of students taking the test continues to expand. ‘School of Rock’ doesn’t promise music stardom, but wants to prepare students for careersOKLAHOMA CITY — For five years, Chris Schaefer worked as a disc jockey and he’d studied nightlife enough to know he wanted a career in the music industry. Gunman walks quietly into Pittsburgh-area health club, starts shooting, leaves 4 dead, 9 hurtBRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A gunman who fired dozens of shots into a fitness center exercise class was a 48-year-old man from suburban Pittsburgh. Being really smart has its challenges; Reno academy caters to profoundly giftedRENO, Nev. — Back home in Boise, Rachel was too bright for her own good. She was isolated from girls her own age who only wanted to talk about boys and shopping, and cut off from her teachers who seemed to regard her as an annoying brat. Fish dinners not so endangered: Collapse of fisheries less likely, but fight’s not over yetWASHINGTON — Crabcakes and fish sticks won’t be disappearing after all. HARD TIMES: Falling state budgets, rising class sizes at crowded schools when students returnWASHINGTON — Like a seesaw on the school playground, falling state budgets are pushing class sizes higher. House boosts health and education spending; permits needle exchange programsWASHINGTON — The House voted Friday to lift a ban on using taxpayer dollars for needle exchange programs for intravenous drug users intended to prevent the spread of HIV and other diseases. On 40th anniversary, Apollo 11 astronauts meet Obama, who makes no promise of moon or MarsWASHINGTON — The same question that could have been asked 40 years ago moments after Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon is still being asked today: Now what? UK health booklet says educators should tell teens about sexual pleasure _ parents not happyLONDON — Britain’s National Health Service has a message for teens: Sex can be fun. Science loses ground as nation’s greatest achievement, still seen as positive by publicWASHINGTON — The share of Americans who see science as the nation’s greatest achievement is down sharply, even as the public continues to hold scientists in high regard. Georgia could toss suspect math exam results, joining long lists of state with tampered testsATLANTA — Georgia could become the latest state to punish schools caught cheating on standardized tests, becoming another example of what some observers call an alarming trend of educators caving under the pressure to meet federal achievement standards. From math and science to ‘matematik’ and ’sains’: Malaysia schools drop instruction in EnglishKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia announced Wednesday it will abandon the use of English to teach math and science, bowing to protesters who demanded more use of the national Malay language. Michael Jackson’s golden casket brought to LA public memorial siteLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s golden casket has arrived at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles for a public memorial service. Study finds Bush owl plan based on false conclusion that fire increasing threat to habitatGRANTS PASS, Ore. — A new study challenges a basic justification about the threat of wildfires that the Bush administration used to make room for more logging in old growth forests that are home to the northern spotted owl. Can chem prof succeed in mission to guide war-weary veterans back to college?CLEVELAND — John Schupp pulled his car onto a country road lined with half-grown corn. Dark clouds obscured the sun, and he couldn’t tell which way pointed east or west. Thunder rumbled in the distance. Highlights of Supreme Court decisions made during the 2008-09 termSome of the significant cases the Supreme Court decided in its 2008-09 term: Coastal development, loss of water quality threatening seagrass worldwideWASHINGTON — Coastal development and declining water quality are threatening seagrasses worldwide, researchers report. |
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