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Madeline Conway was a summer 2016 newsletters fellow at the Tribune. At Harvard, she studied history and sociology and was managing editor of the Harvard Crimson. Prior to the Tribune, Madeline worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade as a metro intern.
Special education classrooms in New Jersey are employing blended learning, but what makes some lessons unique is a new tool: NASA’s EarthKAM, or Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students. Full Story
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Montana’s health and physical education leaders have been working on updated health standards to replace the 17-year- old guidance still being employed by public schools. Full Story
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While nonprofits, philanthropists and reformers flock to cities like New York, New Orleans and Memphis, Detroit lacks substantive efforts toward educational reform. Full Story
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Attorney General Ken Paxton continues to fight the securities fraud charges against him, with his attorneys filing an appeal with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday. Full Story
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On Monday, a memorial service marked the 50th anniversary of the tower shooting at the University of Texas at Austin and the carry of concealed handguns becomes allowed in school classrooms. Full Story
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Health officials say several people in Florida diagnosed with the Zika virus were likely infected from domestic mosquitos – the first documented cases of local transmission of the infectious disease in the continental U.S. Full Story
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People who sit for 10 or more hours a day have an 8 percent higher risk of heart disease, according to a new study that compared risks for moderate and prolonged sitting. Full Story
An estimated 23,000 people per year wind up in emergency rooms because they’ve taken a dietary supplement without understanding their health risks, Consumer Reports found in a major review. Full Story
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UT Southwestern will collaborate with UT Arlington professor Mingwu Jin to develop an imaging system to show how patients are responding to treatments in real time. Full Story
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In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights ADHD Nation. Full Story
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