Edutopia

How to Adapt ‘Julius Caesar’ for Upper Elementary Students

Immersing students in the history and politics of ancient Rome helps them come to a rich understanding of Shakespeare’s play.

Conservative Education Activists Have a New Target: Math Class

Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, stood before a South Dakota education board and issued a warning.  The proposed math standards the board was considering — just 36 pages, less ...
ZME Science

Historians Discover the Long-lost ‘Leaf 123’ of the Archimedes Palimpsest. The Forgotten Page Was Erased to Make Room for a Medieval Prayer

The newly recovered 1000-year-old page from the Archimedes palimpsest. Credit: Blois, Musée des Beaux-Arts / IRHT-CNRS. For ...

Rebecca Grossman murdered 2 boys when she sped through a crosswalk, a jury found. Appeals court agrees

Grossman’s attorney argued before an appeals court panel that the law allowed for a manslaughter conviction, not ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Historians Say They’ve Discovered a Long-Lost Page From the Archimedes Palimpsest, a Treasure Trove of Rare Ancient Mathematical Treatises

Three leaves had been missing for more than a century. Researchers found one of them when they decided on a whim to check the ...