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Help wanted: Principals who embrace change

Training principals for new roles is key to new U.S. Department of Education school reforms, according to a new report by researchers at Southern Methodist University.

But insufficient training and support enabling principals to meet these new expectations is leading to a leadership crisis. Twenty percent of newly minted principals leave the profession after two years, and seasoned professionals are opting for early retirement. Continue reading →

Gamma Ray BurstObserved by Texas telescope: Light from huge explosion 12 billion years ago reaches Earth. Continue reading →
Allor, SMU, reading, low IQ, intellectual disabilitiesLow IQ students learn to read at 1st-grade level after persistent, intensive instruction. Continue reading →
Fossil-bed-150x120 copyRichest marine reptile fossil bed along Africa’s South Atlantic coast is dated at 71.5 mya. Continue reading →
Comet, Meltzer, SMU, Clovis, boundary layersComet theory false; doesn’t explain cold snap at the end of the Ice Age, Clovis changes or mass animal extinction. Continue reading →

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  • Conventional vs. modern: Repertoire drives opera house identity, market share April 9, 2014
  • Women have made strides for equality in society, but gender gap still exists in art museum directorships March 17, 2014
  • Search for dark matter covers new ground with CDMS experiment in Minnesota February 28, 2014
  • NOvA experiment glimpses neutrinos, one of nature’s most abundant, and elusive particles February 11, 2014
  • Parents less likely to spank after reading briefly about its links to problems in children January 21, 2014
  • Wall Street’s short sellers wrongly maligned — detected red flags ahead of US financial crisis January 8, 2014
  • A director’s skills, experiences and workload drive their compensation, study finds December 17, 2013
  • Performance Enhancing Legs Race Toward the Track Record Book December 11, 2013
  • SMU scientists to deploy seismic monitors in North Texas region near Azle, Texas December 9, 2013
  • New fossil species discovered in Mozambique reveals new data on ancient mammal relatives December 4, 2013
  • Gut reaction of marital partners could foretell their marriage satisfaction December 3, 2013
  • SMU dean, earth science professor James Quick elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science November 25, 2013
  • Fossil supervolcano discovered in Italy by SMU-led team is now key feature of new UNESCO Geopark November 22, 2013
  • SMU physicists celebrate Nobel Prize for discovery of Higgs boson “god particle” October 8, 2013
  • SMU alumna named the Army Corps of Engineers Researcher of the Year September 4, 2013
  • Analysis: Corporate America’s cash pile-up a reaction to refinancing risk August 2, 2013
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