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• Schools face more failing grades
But the other half set the bar very low early on, and starting about now expect big annual achievement gains, according to a report being released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Center on Education Policy.
• Sync up to your brain's power hours
Your brain now has moderate levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which in reasonable amounts can actually help your mind focus, says Sung Lee, MD, secretary of the International Brain Education Association.
• Study debunks teens' oral sex myth
Proponents of sex-education programs that focus on abstinence said the findings debunked the criticism that the approach was inadvertently prompting more teens to have oral sex, which still carries the risk of sexually transmitted disease, in order ...
• Notre Dame alum donates $20 million to school
Ralph Stayer announced Monday he was donating the money to his alma mater for the construction of a new building for executive education in the school's Mendoza College of Business.
• How to make your day-care safer during a disaster
Unlike K-12 public schools, which are largely complying with a federal mandate to have a disaster plan, early childhood education and care is not federally regulated, and few states require disaster planning, Smith says.

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• Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Living Things: Origins of Life  (38)
• Science: Biology: Education  (139)
• Science: Biology: Genetics: Education  (17)
• Science: Earth Sciences: Paleontology: Education  (41)
• Society: Issues: Education: Creation and Evolution  (1)

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» AAAS News Release - Intelligent Design Theory - Resolution on intelligent design theory which rejects the theory as an inadequate competitor to evolution.
» Becoming Human - Online documentary, activities and lesson plans
» BioMedia: Eye to Eye - Annotated links and lesson plan on eye evolution.
» Danny Yee's Book Reviews: Evolution - Reviews of several score books about evolution - mostly popular titles, but some academic works as well.
» Darwin Day at the University of Tennessee - Annual educational event to encourage teaching evolution as a unifying concept in biology and to disseminate accurate information concerning evolution.
» Eugenie Scott - Evolution and Providence - Video of lecture on how to teach evolution.
» Evidence for Evolution - Basic outline of the evidence for evolution, with further pages that go into more depth.
» Evolution - Highlights of the major pieces of evidence, including living organisms, common ancestry, homologous structures, vestigial organs, biochemistry. Also discusses the theory of evolution.
» Evolution Activities from Access Excellence - Teaching materials related to various aspects of evolutionary biology.
» Evolution and Nature of Science Institute - Lessons for teaching evolution and the nature of science in high school biology.
» Evolution at Old Dominion University - Course-specific materials and links to a variety of web resources on evolutionary biology.
» Evolution Education Resource Center - A plain English explanation of evolutionary processes for the average person, with refutations of creationism.
» Evolution Resources from the National Acadamies - Books (some with full online versions), position statements, and research papers.
» EvoNet.org: Education Resources - Links to curriculum, syllabi, lectures, activities and more regarding teaching evolution.
» Five Major Misconceptions about Evolution - This article clears up five of the most important misconceptions about evolution. Includes rebuttals.
» How Humans Evolved - A general introduction to natural selection and population genetics, human behavior and mating, and the fossil record. Includes quizzes.
» Life Drop - An educational site about evolution. It includes a 3D Java-based virtual world using Artificial Life, as well as information about the main evolution theories.
» National Association for Objectivity in Science about Evolution - Promotes teaching of critical thinking about the theory of evolution.
» National Center for Science Education - Clearinghouse for information and advice to keep evolution in the science classroom and "scientific creationism" out.
» National Center for Science Education - Clearinghouse for information and advice to keep evolution in the science classroom and certain other theories out.
» NCSE - Statements from Educational Organizations - Position statements from several dozen scientific education organizations.
» NSTA Position Statement - The Teaching of Evolution - Long summary of NSTA's recommendations.
» Online Biology Textbook - Constantly updated and revised college-level biology textbook available online for free.
» PBS: Evolution - Online course and guide for teachers plus lessons for students.
» Teaching Evolution and the Nature of Science - Online book for teachers provided by the National Academy of Sciences.
» Understanding Evolution - Teaching the science and history of evolutionary biology, from the University of California Museum of Paleontology and the National Center for Science Education.


» BBC News: Teaching the Evolution Teachers - Article about a plan to improve how the theory of evolution is taught in the United States and Canada. (July 3, 2000)