The New Haven Independent published my account of a recent event on “quantitative literacy” or “numeracy,” exploring “Why Is Math Important?” as part of a Literacy Forum series.

Next week is the New Haven Citywide Science Fair, which in past years has been featured on news reports. 

A February 2011 (February 12) post discussed science fairs and science education.

This is “Teacher Appreciation Week.”

As noted previously – e.g., in a May 2013 (May 5) post – we should recognize the work of teachers every day.  Still, this is a particular occasion to do so.

I recently read The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, by Jeff Hobbs, who was his roommate at Yale from 1998-2002.

This is a sad, powerful story that shouldn’t be revealed here.  The author is a perceptive writer who balances compassion for his friend with journalistic inquiry and a novelist’s narration. 

One detail that I learned about Newark, New Jersey: According to Jeff Hobbs, it has “the smallest proportion of open space per person of any city in the country.”