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Released: 18-Aug-2017 6:05 PM EDT
Expert: New Engine Puts Thomas and Friends on Track with Autism Community
Texas Tech University

Theo Courtesy: Thomas & Friends Thomas & Friends is set to introduce a new line of "experimental engines," including Theo, who is described as genuinely kind and caring, but with an awkward habit of blunt speaking. He also has a geared drive system that often does not run smoothly, making sudden jolts when his cogs jam.

Released: 18-Aug-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Innovative Texas Tech TechTeach Program Aims to Better Prepare First-Year Teachers
Texas Tech University

When preparing for a lifelong career, six weeks or a semester of on-the-job training doesn’t sound like much. Likewise, for most K-12 teachers, the brief period of student teaching might not be enough preparation to be able to walk into their first classroom as an effective educator. Supply and demand entered a critical stage in recent years when thousands of teachers were rushed into the workforce with minimal experience and support.

Released: 16-Aug-2017 4:30 PM EDT
WashU Expert: The First Amendment and the Nazi Flag
Washington University in St. Louis

In the wake of the Aug. 12 confrontations between protesters and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, some progressives are calling for legal restrictions on the display of the Nazi flag. These arguments are entirely understandable, but they often misapply existing First Amendment law, and they suppress free speech values that progressives — more than anyone else — should want to defend, says a Constitutional law expert at Washington University in St.



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