by Mary Cirincione | May 28, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — E-T-Y-M-O-L-O-G-Y. It’s fitting that the lead word for the stage portion of the 88th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee is defined by Merriam-Webster as the explanation of where a word came from. It’s also what top spellers from around the country...
by Mary Cirincione | May 26, 2015 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — The power of DNA evidence to put someone behind bars or keep an individual free is a staple of television shows like “Law & Order” and “CSI.” But not all DNA evidence is so straightforward. As justice races to keep pace with technology, new questions...
by Mary Cirincione | May 26, 2015 | Education
New York is not alone on the educational battleground. Parents, teachers, unions and politicians can’t seem to find common ground over what’s best for kids, as states across the country struggle to implement Common Core standards and the tests that go...
by Mary Cirincione | May 14, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON — Knowledge check: How many U.S. states have populations over 15 million? What is the most densely populated country in South America? What’s the term for a strip of land that connects two larger land masses? Name the official currency of...
by Mary Cirincione | May 14, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON—Twelve-year-old Abhinav Karthikeyan has been to the National Geographic Bee twice before – but this year, he made into the elite top 10. The sixth grader at Roberto W. Clemente Middle School in Germantown, represented Maryland at the 2013 and 2014 national...
