[ad_1] Five years ago, lawmakers in Illinois passed a bill that would overhaul the way the state’s public schools are funded. The evidence-based funding formula is designed to calculate each district’s actual cost of providing the type of education the state expects, and to incrementally increase the percentage of that cost that the state pays. ...

[ad_1] This image, captured from Vogue Korea’s Twitter last Monday, shows a photo taken at the Presidential Palace State Guest House. (union) Luxury fashion brand Gucci has canceled a fashion show scheduled to be held at Seoul’s royal palace after a fashion magazine photo taken at the former presidential palace at the presidential palace drew ...

[ad_1] The 2022 MTV VMAs kick off tonight at 8 p.m. EST. The big night of music at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey is sure to offer some great acts and fashion moments. The trio of hosts are LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow, while highly anticipated performers include He’s Blackpink, ...

[ad_1] “Science and art are not at odds” — Samuel Morse Morse knew where he was talking. The 19th century man not only invented the telegraph, he was also a painter and sculptor. And as a photographer at the birth of that figurative art, he may be one of the first to adopt the ideas ...

[ad_1] Some of us old enough remember the excitement and amazement of the launch of the two Voyager spacecraft in 1977. These two of his craft traveled into interstellar space. If you’re wondering how their equipment works, Voyager 2’s thruster backup system was launched in 1994 after waiting 17 years for it to be needed. ...

[ad_1] Ever since mankind was able to imagine outer space, one simple fear has haunted our minds. What if something big fell from the sky and wiped it all out? No aliens to fight, no evil masterminds, no failed scientific experiments. A mere earth, a million tons of space rock, and the end of all ...

[ad_1] We are sending you a heartfelt letter to inform you that Merrell Lee Patrick, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, passed away on August 8, 2022 at the age of 89. Half a century ago. Merrell arrived at Duke University in 1964 as an assistant professor of mathematics and director of the Center for Computation. ...

[ad_1] Each fall and spring, the William M. Staerkel planetarium welcomes speakers who talk about all corners of the scientific world. The James B. Kaler Science Lecture Series is named after Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Illinois. This professor has been giving annual talks in this series for about 30 years. This ...