The Phonics Revival - Has America finally woken up to the crisis that is strangling public education? If a brand new $26 billion federal campaign is any indication, perhaps so. For the first time, schools from Miami to Marin County now will be reading from the same primer in a national battle against an epidemic of reading from the same primer in a national battle against an epidmeic of reading and learning disabilities. If the effort ever bears fruit, much of the credit will be due an elite corps of researchers.
The Journey of Jawole - For all its glitter, the rarefied world of professioal dance ultimately has to spin out of something down to earth. Here's an FSU alum, teacher and famed artist who shows how it's done.
Paper Wait - Since discovery in the mid-80's, "buckey balls" have captivated the imaginations of designers, manufacturers, engineers and industrialists. The race to capture the power and strength of this amazing material for everday use remains tantalizingly elusive.
Open Books - Tragic worlds events of late focus renewed scholarly attention on the origins of the open society. Leave it to modern fanatics to take a selfless democratic device invented by the ancient Greeks and use if for cowardly evil.
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