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News Clips
Deterrence and the Death Penalty
Death penalty a deterrent to murder? Study says evidence unclear (LATimes)
Does the Death Penalty Deter Crime? Studies are Inconclusive (National Journal)
Death Penalty Research Flawed, Expert Panel Says (NPR)
Dearth of Good Death Penalty Data (ScienceInsider)
NRC: Death penalty effect research “fundamentally flawed” (Dan Vergano, USA Today)
Panel fails to establish deterrent effect of death penalty (Kevin Johnson, USA Today)
Report: No reliable research on whether death penalty has any effect on murder rate (Washington Post)
A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas
Next Generation Science Education Standards (NSTA statement)
National Research Council Releases Science Frameworks (Achieve statement)
New Science Framework Paves Way for Standards (EdWeek)
National academies call for science education makeover (USAToday)
Report Sets Out Framework for Improved Science Teaching (Science)
New Approach Proposed for Science Curriculums (NYTimes)
Education Groups Support Upping Science Standards (TheJournal)
Students score slightly better on state science test (Baltimore Sun)
New Approach Proposed for Science Curriculums (San Jose Mercury News)
Blueprint for Science Education (American Chemical Society)
Framework will guide new K-12 science standards (Ed Daily)
High Praise for Inclusion of Engineering in New Framework for Science Education (NCTL statement)
Science Education Shift (The Scientist)
Social, Behavioral Sciences Left Out of Standards Blueprint (Ed Week blog)
Core ideas of science (Discover)
Breakthroughs in how we teach science (Huffington Post)
Health Care Comes Home: The Human Factors
Report calls for usability standards for home health devices (Modern Health Care)
Report: Federal Agencies Should Regulate Home Health Devices (iHealthBeat)
Report Calls for Improvement in Home Health Care (WebMD)
Home Caregivers’ Unpaid Labor Worth $450 million, AARP finds (Seattle Times/Scripps Howard News Service)
The Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue
Rules on Pilot Shut-Eye (Boston Herald)
Study: Long commutes could fatigue airline pilots (MSNBC)
Many Airlines Go Radio Silent on Pilot Fatigue: Study (ABC News)
Study: Long commutes can put pilots at risk of fatigue (USAToday)
Long Commutes for Pilots May Hamper Flying Performance: Study (US News & World Report)
Study reveals info about pilot fatigue (WIVB Channel 4)
Study Finds 1 In 5 Pilots Commute 750 Miles Or More For Work (CBS New York)
Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Report Says Instruction, Not Schools, Is Key to Successful Science Programs (Science)
Science Education: U.S. Report Recommends Ways to Improve K-12 STEM Education, Calls On Policymakers (Science Daily)
Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education
World-beating: A weird school measure (The Washington Post)
The NRC Judges Test-Based Accountability (Educationnext)
Report: test-based incentives don’t produce real student achievement (The Washington Post blog)
Panel finds few learning gains from testing movement (Education Week)
How and why a boring report made me weep (Huffington Post)
Stanford Economist Rebuts Much-Cited Report That Debunks Test-Based Education (Huffington Post)
A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia’s Public Schools: From Impressions to Evidence
Simple questions but no easy answers (EdWeek Commentary)
Aging in Asia
State of the Aged (LiveMint.com)
Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries
Why Don’t Americans Live Longer (NY Times Economix blog)
Smoking, Obesity Slowing U.S. Life Expectancy, Report Finds (U.S. News & World Report)
Life Expectancy Gains in U.S. Fail to Keep Pace with Peers (BusinessWeek)
Report Faults Obesity, Smoking for U.S. Lifespan Shortfall (The Hill)
Past Smoking Rates Shorten U.S. Lifespans: Study (Agence-France Presse)
Why are U.S. Women Dying Earlier? Because We’re Fat and We Smoke(d) Too Much (Forbes blog)
Smoking, Obesity Slowed U.S. Life Expectancy Growth (MyHealthNews Daily)
Study Says Smoking, Obesity to Blame for Divergent Life Expectancy Rates (Ottawa Citizen)
Allocating Federal Funds to State for English Language Learner Programs
Study Calls for Better Identification of ELLs for Federal Funding (Education Week Blog)
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