Former Edgewater High School math teacher Audrey Dudek is suing Orange County Public Schools based on claims of being fired in 2013 for dating a black man and associating with black co-workers. Dudek is white and is now married to then-boyfriend Stacey Cobb. The lawsuit states that Dudek was fired on the basis of her …
LeBron James has vowed to pay for 1,100 kids’ educations at the University of Akron in Ohio. The LeBron James Family Foundation is partnering with the University of Akron so that 1,100 children who are a part of his “I Promise” program will receive a fully sponsored scholarship. James said: “This is very special to me. …
Eight million dollars of student loan debt is now in default out of the $1.2 trillion owed. Today, Presidental hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton will propose federal government spending to help undergraduates pay tuition for public colleges without loans. Her plan would still require a family contribution that could involve parents taking out loans to cover some …
Today, NASA’s Kepler mission identified the first promising candidate of “Earth 2.0”, aka a planet that might be able to sustain life as we know it. The exoplanet is approximately 60% larger than our Earth, and is called Kepler-452b (real catchy name). The exact mass and composition have yet to be determined, but research suggests …
For the first time in 21 years, the United States has won the International Math Olympiad. Six top high school students comprised the US Team, which competed with over 100 other teams from all around the world. The competition was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and lasted 2 days. Each student solves three problems. Concern …