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Wanna Learn How to Find Aliens? Edinburgh University’s Got a Class for That -...
There are a ton of exceedingly odd collegiate classes floating around out there. I, for one, taught a class about the wonders of Harry Potter at my school before I even got my BA. Long story. Now...
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Politician Gets On Our Good Side, Introduces Bill to Make Science Fiction...
West Virginia Republican legislator Ryan Canterbury’s bill to make sci-fi a mandatory part of public school required reading just landed him on our Awesome People list. The idea behind the bill is...
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Malala Speaks At The UN: Refuses To Be Silenced After Taliban Attack - Rights...
Malala Yousafzai is one impressive sixteen-year-old. First, she attends her school in Pakistan and campaigns for education, attracting the ire of the Taliban. Then, in October 2012 while she’s leaving...
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Burka Avenger: Pakistan’s First Animated Female Superhero Is A Teacher By...
Pakistan’s newest TV superhero, Burka Avenger, is not only the first animated female superhero for the country, but a woman with a mission. That mission is to promote girl’s education in the country,...
View ArticleWatch the Debut Episode of Burka Avenger, Pakistan’s First Animated Female...
A few weeks ago we told you about Burka Avenger, Pakistan’s first animated TV show to feature a female superhero. Well now we have the first episode, where teacher Jiya —a.k.a. the Burka Avenger—uses...
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Wyoming Schools Won’t Teach Climate Change to Protect the Oil and Coal...
Schools in Wyoming are the first to reject the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that include lessons on, among other things, climate change and evolution. Why? Lawmakers say it’s because...
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Creationism Has Been Banned in All State-Funded Schools in the UK - So maybe...
Score one for science! New clauses added to the funding agreements for schools in the UK have banned creationism from being taught as fact in any schools that accept government funds — even church...
View ArticleSo Much Awesomeness: J.K. Rowling Introduced Malala Yousafzai to 600 Lucky...
“#Malala is an inspiration to girls and women all over the world.” ~@jk_rowling https://t.co/ZSnBmyvTYG #IamMalala pic.twitter.com/7N9jdzurXR — Edinburgh Book Fest (@edbookfest) August 25, 2014 Oh, to...
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai Accepted Her Nobel Peace Prize This Morning on Behalf of...
Congratulations to Smart Girl Malala, who accepted her @NobelPrize today!! cc: @MalalaFund #nobelprize2014 pic.twitter.com/4BcQ7z8MKp — AmyPoehlerSmartGirls (@smrtgrls) December 10, 2014 At a ceremony...
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Cards Against Humanity Funds Women’s STEM Scholarship With New Science Pack -...
Cards Against Humanity, a game known for its funny and offensive dark humor, released a new science-themed deck, and the money they make from profits will be going to a scholarship for women who are...
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Things We Saw Today: Complete your Mass Effect Cosplay With This SWEET...
Do you need the perfect touch to complete your Mass Effect cosplay? Do you have $400? If the answer to both those questions is “Yes!” check out this awesome Scorpion pistol replica! Reserve now, and...
View ArticleAva DuVernay Will Bring Selma to Every US School With the Selma for Students...
In addition to being entertaining, films can be powerful tools that can provoke thought, educate, and get people to see the world in a different way. This is what director Ava DuVernay thought...
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Teen Makes Grad Dress out of Math Homework to Raise Money for Malala Fund -...
In a bid to raise money and awareness for global education, 18-year-old Erinne Paisley designed a fashionable (and mathematical) dress for her graduation. Erinne’s dress was made out of old calculus...
View Article“Who Needs Math?” John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight Back-to-School Primer for...
John Oliver offers a subject-by-subject breakdown of what this coming school year might look like for a bunch of kids in traditional Last Week Tonight fashion … which is to say: hilarious and full of...
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Turns Out Heavy Reliance on Computers Doesn’t Improve Education, Distressing...
Computers are necessary tools to help students learn … about computers, that is. For other subjects, a study shows that heavy reliance on computers as educational tools doesn’t necessarily help...
View ArticleMichelle Obama’s Newest Education Campaign Enlists The CW, Vine, and More
Michelle Obama’s newest campaign for education in her Reach Higher initiative is Better Make Room, which aims to encourage youth to pursue education past high school, through college or vocational...
View ArticleMisty Copeland Launches MindLeaps Girls’ Program in Rwanda, Which Uses Dance...
American Ballet Theater principal dancer Misty Copeland knows what it’s like to grow up poor and what it feels like to have dance be an escape for the harsh world around you. Recently, she was in...
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Educators Whine About Trigger Warnings at Colleges; and They Say Students...
It’s amazing to me that this is actually still a “serious discussion” that’s happening. But apparently, too many college educators still completely misunderstand trigger warnings, how they’re supposed...
View ArticleCreationist Sylvia Allen Appointed to Head of Arizona Senate Committee on...
Ladies, Gentlemen, and non-binary people of Arizona, listen up! This is, Sylvia Allen, aka the woman who has just been appointed to lead the Arizona State Senate committee that oversees education...
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Malala Yousafzai Speaks Out About the Importance of Educating Syrian Refugee...
At yesterday’s Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in London, 18-year-old Malala Yousafzai spoke to world leaders encouraging them to pledge $1.4 billion this year to help educate Syrian...
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