sandra: awaiting a press conference for students for fair admission who brought on this case after we heard from the president there just a short time ago. so that presser in washington will be underway any moment. we ll get there when it begins. the group brought two separate cases against the university of north carolina and harvard to the nation s highest court and asian-american student claims he was rejected from six elite universities by race. reaction out of it. thank you for coming. let me introduce participants of this press conference. on my far right is calvin yang, calvin is a participating member of students for fair admissions. he was rejected from harvard a few years ago. to my right is thomas mccarthy, typical spelling, thomas mccarthy. tom is the founding partner of a law firm consevoir and mccarthy, and chief trial counsel and students for fair admissions versus the university of north carolina. to my left is adam mortara. adam is with mortara law, forme
great point by the t.j. mother speaking earlier, rather than saying lets let kids in because we don t see enough diversity. how about we make the primary schools better at teaching kids science so they are not getting less quality education in some school districts than others, which is having a disproportionate impact on certain races. i think this will take away that band aid fix, make it better by letting students into colleges maybe they could not have gotten the scores to, how about bring everyone s scores up to qualify for the colleges when given an equal playing field. rich: carrie, the roberts court has delivered major decisions on healthcare, campaign finance, firearms, where does this sit in john roberts legacy? this is one of the most probably the most important decision i think this year. issue that has come back and back and back to the court over the decades.
Five Tips for Teaching Kids Science at Home Stephanie Ryan earned her Ph.D. in the Learning Sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago
January 16, 2021 14:06 ET | Source: Ryan Education Consulting Ryan Education Consulting Carmel, Indiana
Carmel, Indiana , Jan. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) For millions of parents across the world, this is the first time ever that they will have had to take on a homeschooling role. The pandemic has shut schools down completely – on more than one occasion in some locations – and it has understandably worried parents about their children’s long-term education. The home-schooling fatigue is hitting both parents and children alike, and for the more technical subjects like math and science, it’s all the more challenging to keep everyone motivated and interested. Below are some simple tips to teach kids science at home to keep it fun and exciting, even after all these
as a fraction of gdp. as a fraction of the economy. as a fraction of the economy, of all dollars created in this economy, the percentage we are investing, federal government, in science, is half what it was in 1960. and this no nothingism if you want to call it that was represented in a vote a few weeks ago when i introduced a bill to put funding back into the office of technology assessment, which was abolished under gingrich leadership, the office of technology assessment is to look at the technological implications of a huge range of legislative issues. it zeroed out, couldn t revive it. why did they kill it? some years ago a member of congress said when this was defunded, it was congress self imposed la bot me. that s sort of what s happening with climate change.
a fair shake. another lawmaker warned that teaching global warming as fact would wreck the economy in a state that produces nearly 40% of the nation s coal. 11 states have adopted the next generation standards, but they face strong opposition from lawmakers in red states like oklahoma, where a house committee rejected the standards, with representative mark mccullough wondering whether the hyperbole relative to climate change could be potentially utilized to implicate into some pretty young impressionable minds. some of those minds were in washington today for the white house science fair which shows just how much kids can do when you let them use science a inspiration instead of denying them access to the accumulated knowledge of earlier generations. so as you see here, this is what it looks like when it s all curled up. but then when you add water, it straightens out and expands like this. so you want to try? yeah, i do. i actually have one of these. oh, you do? they re very