If we don't support teachers, they can't support our students.
US teachers grapple with a growing housing crisis: ‘We can’t afford rent’
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Educators are struggling with pay disparities and a widening housing and cost-of-living crisisThe early history of computer programming was dominated by women. In 1984, something changed. Female participation in the field flatlined and then plunged. Why!? NPR explores this mystery.
When women stopped coding (Classic) : Planet Money
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A lot of computing pioneers were women. For decades, the number of women in computer science was growing. But in 1984, something changed.Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org...Higher education in America largely runs on exploiting the people who actually do the teaching. I have witnessed and suffered from the system firsthand.
Closed labs, cancelled classes: inside the largest strike to hit US higher education
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University of California campuses come to a standstill as 48,000 student workers strike for better pay
Data science, at the cutting edge of metrology:
The world generates so much data that new unit measurements were created to keep up
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The mass of the Earth can now be measured as 6 ronnagrams rather than 6,000 yottagrams. An electron's mass can now be said to be about 1 rontogram rather than 0.001 yoctograms.Orion has entered a lunar orbit.
Nasa’s Orion spacecraft enters lunar orbit as test flight nears halfway mark
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Nasa considers capsule’s flight a dress rehearsal for the next moon flyby in 2024, with astronautsHigher education is hurtling towards a demographic cliff. Everyone will be impacted.
The incredible shrinking future of college
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NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch
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NASA is targeting Monday, Nov. 14, for the launch of the Artemis I Moon mission during a 69-minute launch window that opens at 12:07 a.m. EST.
A fascinating, inspirational video about one of the Solar System's dwarf planets. Worth sharing with students.
COVID has been devastating for student learning, especially in mathematics.
U.S. student test results show toll of pandemic lockdowns on learning
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U.S. students have suffered historic learning setbacks with math and reading scores falling to their lowest levels since before the COVID-19 pandemic, national exam results released on Monday showed, ...
Mark your calendar!
NASA has a new launch date for its Artemis I megarocket
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After two failed launch attempts, NASA will try again on the 27th.On top of the pandemic, we have a nationwide teacher shortage further eroding students' education.
Amid a U.S. teacher shortage, Florida turns to military veterans
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So many Florida teachers have abandoned their profession in recent years that the state is inviting military veterans with no prior teaching experience to lead classrooms while they earn education cre...Artemis is this generation's Apollo mission. If your youngsters are not aware, make them aware. Talk to them about it. However it plays out, this will be inspiring history. It kicks off monday, August 29th.
How to watch the Artemis I mission lift off to the moon
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Here's everything you need to know about the uncrewed Artemis I mission: What it is, where it's going, why, how to tune in, tracking mission milestones, a timeline and countdown to launch, and more.Welcome News for students!
U.S. CDC no longer recommends students quarantine for COVID-19 exposure
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer recommend quarantines or test-to-stay programs at schools or daycare centers for people exposed to COVID-19, the agency said in updat...A wonderful interview with Fields metal winner Maryna Viazovska:
Maryna Viazovska, mathematician: Imagining a world in eight dimensions is ‘bad for your health’
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The Ukrainian researcher has won the Fields medal, the pinnacle of mathematics, after demonstrating the best way to stack spheres beyond three-dimensional spaceAfter many years with little to show for their efforts, particle physicists are experiencing a period of remarkable discoveries. Here is the latest.
Scientists at CERN observe three "exotic" particles for first time
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Scientists working with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have discovered three subatomic particles never seen before as they work to unlock the building blocks of the universe, the European nuclear res..."Research shows that high quality tutors and mentors positively impact student achievement, well-being, and overall success," the White House announced in a statement.
U.S. seeks 250,000 mentors, tutors to address pandemic learning loss
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The Biden administration on Tuesday will launch a new effort to recruit 250,000 mentors and tutors to help students who have fallen back in their learning during the coronavirus pandemic, the White Ho...There is no Nobel Prize for mathematics. We award Fields Medals instead. Maryna Viazovaka just became the second woman to win one in the medal's 86-year history. And she did so while Russian artillery devastates her homeland.
Ukrainian Mathematician Maryna Viazovska Wins Fields Medal | Quanta Magazine
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With her homeland mired in war, the sphere-packing number theorist Maryna Viazovska has become the second woman to win a Fields Medal in the award’s 86-year history.This year's college graduates who have technology degrees face a softening jobs market. If the economy sinks into a recession, next year's graduating class could face even worse prospects across many industries.
U.S. tech companies yank job offers, leaving college grads scrambling
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One by one, over the last week of May, Twitter Inc rang up some members of its incoming class of new hires who had recently graduated from college and revoked the job offers in 15-minute calls, accord...NASA releases a spectacular image of our neighboring galaxy, Andromeda.
NASA just released a photo of the Marge Magellanic Cloud produced by the James Webb Telescope. It is stunning.
NASA Releases Ridiculously Sharp Webb Space Telescope Images
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The telescope achieved a "perfect" alignment, according to Webb scientists.American mathematician Dennis Sullivan has been awarded the 2022 Abel Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in math.
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Sullivan will receive more than $860,000 for his achievements in topology and dynamical systems.The human brain has specific neurons for performing addition and other specific neurons for performing subtraction.
The foundations of mathematics were hotly disputed in the early 20th century. That debate was more abandoned than resolved.
Omicron seems to be out of control. We all need to be extra alert and look out for our students.
U.S. schools delay openings as Omicron pushes pandemic to record highs
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Thousands of U.S. schools, including in some major cities, have delayed this week's scheduled return to classrooms following the holiday break or switched to remote learning as the Omicron variant of ...Spectacular animation of the James Weber telescope's deployment sequence:
Currently, about 300 US schools plan to revert to remote learning in January.
US alarm at rise in child Covid infections sees school closures back on agenda
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Omicron threat stokes fears coast to coast but leading public health expert says ‘We know how to keep schools open and safe’These are extraordinarily stressful times for students. Their mental health and well-being must be a priority.
Another Surge in the Virus Has Colleges Fearing a Mental Health Crisis
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After almost two years of remote schooling, restricted gatherings and constant testing, many students are isolated and depressed. Omicron may make things worse.The omicron variant is already impacting schools:
U.S. universities move final exams online as COVID-19 spreads anew
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A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities were moving final exams online and cancelling non-essential gatherings as the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus variant sent people in droves to ...Tools that may someday transform online math instruction:
Reimagining Online Mathematics — MATH VALUES
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By: Audrey Malagon, Batten Associate Professor of Mathematics, Virginia Wesleyan University, @malagonmath Due to COVID-19, colleges & universities moved quickly last spring to remote teaching and lear...Fascinating history of The cubic formula and imaginary numbers. Hat tip to Doug Wagoner for bringing this to my attention!
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