When COVID-19 shut down labs worldwide, Jordan Farrell, then a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, faced a dilemma. His work on the distinct roles of dentate spikes and sharp wave ripples in the hippocampus demanded extensive neural recordings from multiple brain regions simultaneously—a daunting experimental setup in the best of times and nearly impossible during […]
Photo credit: Adobe Stock When people enter into a platonic parenting agreement to jointly father and raise a child without an ongoing romantic partnership, some tend to assume that the rules and guidelines for supporting a child in a more traditional relationship somehow do not apply. It is important to note, however, that adequate levels […]
Kari Wichers and her husband inspect the tires, stop signs and signals on their yellow school buses before sunrise every weekday morning. At 6:15 am, she is on her way to the first bus stop to pick up a group of students with special needs – she affectionately calls them “my children” – for trips […]
Williamsport, Pennsylvania – After many schools went virtual during the pandemic, education officials held a virtual meeting last week to reflect on financial and performance costs for students, school districts and taxpayers. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) and the Keystone Center for Charter Change held the meeting on Friday to discuss issues that charter […]
The one-time funding will be in addition to the $ 2.3 billion Wisconsin schools expected to receive through Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) and will be distributed to districts through a one-time payment by the end of the year. In contrast to ESSER, there is no expiration date regarding the use of the […]
