Education

Vincent Flewellen leads a lesson on Ferguson during his eighth-grade multicultural studies course at Ladue Middle School.

Some St. Louis Teachers Address Ferguson With Lessons On Race

8:21pm October 28, 2014

by Tim Lloyd

Educators in St. Louis are using events in Ferguson to spark discussions about race and class in a deeply segregated region. Others have found approaching the subject a difficult task.

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Former Band Member On Trial In Florida A&M Hazing Death

6:30pm October 28, 2014

by Greg Allen

Three years after Florida A&M student Robert Champion died after a beating on a bus, a member of the university's marching band is on trial for manslaughter.

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Step 1: Line up the C scale and D scale on the left index.

The Slide Rule: A Computing Device That Put A Man On The Moon

2:54pm October 28, 2014

by Elissa Nadworny

Before the smartphone, the laptop and the pocket calculator, there was a powerful mechanical computer. Our new series, Tools of the Trade, begins with a look at the slide rule.

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The Limbic Reward System lights up when curiosity is piqued.

Curiosity: It Helps Us Learn, But Why?

5:42pm October 27, 2014

by Maanvi Singh

New research suggests that curiosity triggers chemical changes in the brain that help us better understand and retain information.

New Details Revealed In University Of North Carolina Academic Scandal

6:35pm October 23, 2014

by Jeff Tiberii

At one of the most prestigious state universities in the country, there's new detail on a very dark chapter. An independent investigation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reveals new details of a long running scandal that involved thousands of students, phony classes and bogus grades.

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UNC Chancellor: Report Reveals 'Shocking Lack' Of Checks And Balances

6:35pm October 23, 2014

Audie Cornish talks with the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carol Folt, about Wednesday's report on the school's varsity athletes taking phony classes.

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University of North Carolina system President Tom Ross and UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol L. Folt talk during a special joint meeting of the UNC Board of Governors and the UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees on Wednesday.

Report Says UNC Grade-Boosting Scandal Involved Fake Classes

4:51pm October 23, 2014

by Sam Sanders

An independent investigation found that the school's African and Afro-American Studies Department used the "paper classes" to inflate grades for more than 3,000 students, nearly half of them athletes.