National News

• Why teaching science is crucial (Boston Globe)
  
  
• Female faculty and the sciences (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• House panel hears ideas on increasing number of women on science and engineering faculties (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  
  
• Black schools tap new funding source: Aging alumni (USA Today)
  
  
• Academy expands facility, and hope (Washington Post)
  
  
• Teachers agree to bonus pay tied to scores (The New York Times)