Vergara Decision's Impact Ripples Through National Teacher Tenure Debate
In a ruling heard around the country, a Superior Court judge in Los Angeles has ruled California's teacher tenure rules are unconstitutional because they disproportionately saddle students in poor neighborhoods with the worst educators. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan immediately hailed the decision, even though it will be appealed, as an opportunity to build "a new framework for the teaching profession."
Google Offers Cloud Database to Aid Autism Research
What if using cloud computing to store huge amounts of genetic information led to new ways to diagnose and even treat autism? Google is offering just that kind of computing muscle, teaming up with an advocacy group called Autism Speaks.