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Video: Teens Come Together to Put Robots Together Participation on their high school robotics team provides Colorado students with valuable lessons in applied mathematics and engineering -- and in the importance of teamwork.

Twenty-Five Years Later: Assessing "A Nation at Risk"
The landmark document that still shapes our national debate on education was misquoted, misinterpreted, and often dead wrong.

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Oregon Educator Chosen as 2008 Teacher of the Year
"I've done demos involving 14,000 volts and lived to explain them," Michael Geisen wrote in his thirteen-page application to the Council of Chief State School Officers, which runs the teacher-of-the-year program. "Most important, though, I've taught with the integrity, passion, and heart that inspire those around me to become better at what they do." -- Associated Press

Related Edutopia video: On Teaching and Education: Jason Kamras, Part 2

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Louisiana Senate OKs Bill to Question Evolution, Global Warming
The state's Senate unanimously agreed Monday to a bill that would let science teachers change the way they teach evolution, global warming, and other topics in public school classrooms -- a bill that critics say could mix religion and science. -- Associated Press

Related Edutopia article: Creationism Crowds the Curriculum

Laguna Beach's Lucky Schools Escape State's Funding Crunch
Funded primarily by property taxes collected from their affluent community, the four schools in this 2,900-student district are insulated from the state's economic emergency. -- Los Angeles Times

Related Edutopia article: Money: That's What I Want

Education-Reform Debate Seesaws Between ACT, New Standard
What constitutes a rigorous course of study? How will the schools test students? Those two fundamental questions are at the heart of Colorado's current legislative debate over education reform. --Rocky Mountain News (Denver)

Related Edutopia article: A Conversation with Cameron McCune

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Audio: Georgia Program Pays Low-Income Students to Study
A pilot project sponsored by a local foundation is offering a group of low-income students $8 an hour to go to after-school study sessions twice a week. -- NPR

Related Edutopia article: Ten Tips on Pay-for-Performance Reform

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