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Culture
A High-Tech DIY Neighborhood in the Hills of Central California
The directing team behind music videos for Björk and Grizzly Bear is building a town and farm from the ground up in the hills of central California.
Education
Developing Better Teachers by Training Them Like Medical School Residents
A new training program is educating teachers the way medical schools educate doctors. Can it help close America's persistent achievement gap?
News
California Cities Start Recycling Roads
With our roads in a sorry state, a cheaper, cleaner way of repairing them by recycling old asphalt is catching on in parts of California.
Education
The State of Summer School: Teens Are Hitting the Books Year-Round
Top high school students are feeling the pressure to get into the best colleges, so they're signing up for summer school. Willingly.
News
Capital Stupidity: The Death Penalty Costs California $300 Million Per Execution
Not only is the death penalty racist, classist, and ultra-violent, a new study says it's tremendously wasteful, too.
Education
Intermission: This Inspiring Lip Dub Video Captures the High School Experience in 11 Minutes
Shot in one continuous take, this awesome video by the Clovis High senior class captures every aspect of high school life.
Education
The Google Teacher Academy Helps Teachers Bring Tech Innovations Into the Classroom
Google's Academy is training teachers to use new technology in education. It's a model that more tech companies would be smart to copy.
Education
Do State Legislators Need a College Degree?
Almost 25 percent of state legislators don't have a bachelor's degree. Does America need lawmakers with more schooling?
News
California Is on Track to Ban Styrofoam Statewide
This might be the beginning of the end for Styrofoam, that scourge of storm drains and beaches all over America.
Education
Lumni: Investing in College Students as If They Were Companies
Social enterprise Lumni makes paying for college a collective investment instead of an individual one.
Education
Does Dancing Boost Student Achievement?
A Southern California dance program is proving that the arts play a bigger role in learning than we realize.
Education
Should College Students to Be Able to Pay Their Way Off Wait Lists?
With wait lists thousands of students deep, California's community colleges say they'll add more class sections if students pay full price.
News
Infographic: Just How Crowded Are California's Prisons?
The Supreme Court has ordered California to ease prison overcrowding. So how bad is it? And what kinds of crimes are all those inmates locked up for?
Lifestyle
OMG GMOs! How Can You Tell If Your Produce Is Genetically Modified?
The new AquAdvantage salmon is forcing a public debate about the safety of genetically modified foods, and what the public should know about them.
Lifestyle
Video: The Incredible Science of Cheese-Making
Take a look into the fascinating science of cheese—from MRIs to microbes.
Lifestyle
China's "Exploding" Watermelons, Explained
Meet the chemical that is detonating Chinese watermelons.
Education
Hundreds of Teachers Agree: Budget Cuts Are Gutting American Education
At a town hall event, teachers were honest about how budget cuts make it harder to close the achievement gap.
Education
Outsourcing Education: Does It Matter If Someone in India Corrected Your College Paper?
That paper you think was corrected by a professor actually might have been marked up by someone halfway across the globe.
