“That’s why science is so exciting—because you don’t know what’s going to happen.” Fifth-graders at one California school send various items (popcorn kernels, jellybeans, marshmallows) to the edge of the atmosphere and hypothesize what will happen next. (NBC Nightly News)

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A shortfall … times millons. Philadelphia school officials have to borrow $300 million to pay bills. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Beyond the Ivy League. Teach For America is expanding its recruitment efforts to attract military veterans. (Teach For America)

“The world’s first superstar teacher.” Salman Khan enjoys more good press, this time on the cover of Forbes. (Forbes)

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Rebuttal. The president of Cal State-Long Beach has fired back at a news piece we shared last week that said California state universities can be more costly for middle-class families than Harvard. (Inside Higher Ed)

Semper fi. Andy Rotherham lists five ways we can learn from the Marines and how they can be applied in the classroom. (TIME)

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“More and more students seem to be less prepared for college,” says one Illinois college chancellor. Chicago Tribune reporters Diane Rado, Jodi S. Cohen, and Joe Germuska analyzed new data and have tracked how well graduates from each high school do when they enter the state’s colleges and universities. (Chicago Tribune)

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