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• Does Global Warming Mean Fewer Hurricanes?
  CBS News
  
  New research shows that global warming could reduce the number of hurricanes in the United States. Chunzai Wang, a research oceanographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the study’s author explained that with every degree Celsius...��[view full summary]
  New research shows that global warming could reduce the number of hurricanes in the United States. Chunzai Wang, a research oceanographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the study’s author explained that with every degree Celsius that the oceans warm, the wind shear increased by up to 10 mph, weakening storm formation. Critics argue that Wang’s work is based on poor data rejected by scientists on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Hurricanes hitting land “are not a reliable record” for how hurricanes have changed, noted Kevin Trenberth, climate analysis chief for the National Center for Atmospheric Research. A former National Hurricane Center director observed that no matter who is right, hurricanes can be “deadly.”
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• Employers Want New Way to Judge Graduates Beyond Tests, Grades
  USA Today
  
  More than 300 business leaders across the nation say colleges need to find new ways to assess a student’s ability to apply college learning to real-world settings, according to a survey released by the Association of American Colleges and Universities....��[view full summary]
  More than 300 business leaders across the nation say colleges need to find new ways to assess a student’s ability to apply college learning to real-world settings, according to a survey released by the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Forty percent of respondents said a faculty supervisor’s assessment of a student’s internship in a real-world setting would be “very useful.” Six percent of respondents noted scores from a multiple choice test would be helpful. The poll builds on a 2006 survey that found business leaders saying 63% of graduates are unprepared for a global economy.
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• Microsoft Launches Online Teacher Network
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  A new initiative by Microsoft will enable a million educators around the world to connect online. The Innovative Teachers Network (ITN) will allow teachers to exchange ideas and methods on how best to integrate technology into the classroom. Within the...��[view full summary]
  A new initiative by Microsoft will enable a million educators around the world to connect online. The Innovative Teachers Network (ITN) will allow teachers to exchange ideas and methods on how best to integrate technology into the classroom. Within the network, teachers can create their own communities, start discussions, and collaborate with other educators who have similar interests. Microsoft officials note the network program may also help educators save time on finding solutions for classroom practices or challenges.
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• Teenagers, Scalpels, and Real Cadavers
  The Ledger (Lakeland, Florida)
  
  Animal dissections continue to be popular in the high school biology curriculum. NSTA and the National Association of Biology Teachers endorse that practice. However, biology teachers are careful to specify “nonhuman animals.” But dissecting a person...��[view full summary]
  Animal dissections continue to be popular in the high school biology curriculum. NSTA and the National Association of Biology Teachers endorse that practice. However, biology teachers are careful to specify “nonhuman animals.” But dissecting a person is becoming more of a practice in science classrooms. A few high schools across the country have started offering hands-on cadaver-based courses. Universities are offering workshops that give high school students a look into their own anatomy.
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