Talk of the tauonium Scientists propose a hunt for tauonium, a hypothetical variety of atom that would consist of a tau lepton and its antimatter counterpart, an antitau, Emily Conover reported in “Tauonium” (SN: 6/29/24, p. 5). Reader Hal Heaton asked…
Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.When Donald Trump told Elon Musk one of his first acts as president would be to “close the Department of Education, move education back to the state…
Instead, students will receive boxed to-go lunches between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. as part of their meal plans at specific residential halls, cafes and retail locations.
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here.The Secretary of State’s Office will again assign state inspectors to observe the handling…
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.Last school year, New York City officials issued a new rule for preschools to help working families. Instead of beginning with limited hours to ease students in…
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.As Brenda Cora weaved around noisy teenagers who filled the cafeteria of Noble Street College Prep on the first day of classes for the charter school networ…
The Rikers Island detainee who died Tuesday morning was seen by a jail medical professional the day before his death, but was sent back to his housing unit, according to a top city jail official familiar with the case. Anthony Jordan, 63, was found “unresponsive” on the sixth floor inside the North Infirmary Command on […]
Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.In 85 counties in Indiana, all children under age 5 can register to read free books deli…
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican push that could have blocked more than 41,000 Arizona voters from casting ballots for president in the closely contested swing state, but allowed some parts of a law requiring proof of citizenship to be enforced. The 5-4 […]
