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ANNAPOLIS — After three years of discussion, a state commission has finalized recommendations that members say will put Maryland schools at the top of the rankings, but the reform package’s multi-billion-dollar price tag is raising concerns over affordability. Late last month, the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education — known as the Kirwan Commission […]

Every month, we round up our most popular and buzzed-about articles from the past four weeks. (Go deeper: See our top highlights from November, October and beyond right here) It was a month of memorable interviews, notable anniversaries and surprising datasets here at The 74, from our fourth-anniversary retrospective of the Every Student Succeeds Act […]

The key to fighting misinformation? Real information. December 25, 2019 2 min read This story appears in the December 2019 issue of Green Entrepreneur. Subscribe » “How can I help you?” a lovely saleswoman in West Hollywood recently asked me during my visit to a local weed shop. Budtenders like her make an average of […]

mCreate is not just specialized at materializing creativity, but the most appealing feature lies in its smart leveling. Most of the 3D printers in the market apply either the manual or automatic bed leveling, which can be frustrating due to a risk of human or mechanical errors. While as Genius smart leveling is able to avoid […]

ROME — Italian Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti told Reuters on Wednesday he had resigned after failing to obtain from the government billions of euros he said were needed to improve the country’s schools and universities. The resignation is a blow to the embattled government, whose ruling parties are at odds on issues ranging from euro […]

Remember Baranciks’ generosity, ‘sparkle’ I was fortunate to have met Margery and Charles Barancik, and was deeply touched by their genuine love of humanity and dedication to our community. Plus, they had a certain “sparkle of kindness” that spread to those around them. The roots of Sarasota are firmly grounded in our nonprofit cultural, arts, […]

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Dr. Louis A. DiNicola, who has been a board certified pediatrician in Randolph for over 43 years. He is a past president and current executive board member of the Vermont Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. When I moved my family to Vermont 43 years ago to practice […]

California is proposing to restrict widespread auto-insurance practices that regulators say benefit wealthy, well-educated white people above others. The state Department of Insurance proposed regulations Monday that would prohibit insurance companies from using so-called “affinity groups” to discriminate based on educational attainment or income level, among other factors. A ballot initiative approved by California voters […]

Indiana Bar Foundation 2019 Fellows Award recipients are (from left) Alexander Orlowski, Monica Fennell, Allen Superior Judge Wendy Davis, Andrew Northern, Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Elizabeth Tavitas, David Van Gilder and former Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller. (Photo courtesy of Marc Lebryk) Reflecting his engineering roots, J. Mark Robinson offers a straightforward solution for […]