http://www.nsta.org Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the National Science Teachers Association is a member-driven organization, 55,000-strong. We publish books and journals for science teachers from kindergarten through college. Each year we hold four conferences on science education: four regional events in the fall and a national gathering in the spring. We provide ways for science teachers to connect with one another. We inform Congress and the public on vital questions affecting science literacy and a well-educated workforce. And with your help, we can do even more. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=57038 The third group of NSTA New Science Teacher Academy Fellows is preparing for the NSTA 2010 National Conference in Philadelphia next month, capping off their fellowship year. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/summary.aspx?id=57039 Fortunately for our sportscentric culture, NBC Learn and the National Science Foundation have found a way to show Kand#8211;12 students that science is applicable to everything from fashion to halfpipes. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/summary.aspx?id=57040 A recent study from the Brookings Institution says education isn't getting its fair share of national news coverageand#8212;and isn't getting the right stories reported when it does. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/summary.aspx?id=57041 Scientists operating the "Big Bang" particle collider at CERN could solve the mystery of what gives mass to matter during a nearly two-year non-stop run lasting until late 2011, a spokesman said on Wednesday. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=57032 Project Exploration, a nonprofit science education organization, provides out-of-school science programs that level the playing field for all students and have changed the face of science. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/summary.aspx?id=57033 In its role helping the nation’s schools connect to the Internet and other telecommunications services, the E-rate has been among the most consistent of federal programs. But perhaps too consistent, educators and experts say. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/summary.aspx?id=57036 Astronomers have found a comet-like object they believe was created by the collision of two asteroids, possible siblings of the rogue rock blamed for killing the dinosaurs millions of years ago. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/summary.aspx?id=57037 The University of Kentucky is launching a new laboratory to develop innovative ways to educate students from pre-school through graduate programs. The goals are to figure out ways to incorporate new technology in teaching, help bridge gaps between what students know when they graduate from high school and what universities and employers expect them to know, and shake up conventional teaching and classroom formats. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/summary.aspx?id=57035 Trouble is brewing in the process of deciding where to site the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), a next-generation optical telescope that will have a mirror 42 meters across and will be the largest instrument in the world when completed in 2018. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/summary.aspx?id=57034 The Russian space agency has no plans to fly to the Moon and will not be shifting this position now that President Obama has asked NASA to abandon a second American Moon program. The exploration goals of the two space agencies would “fully coincide” if America drops its Moon program. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/summary.aspx?id=57028 The Lancet medical journal formally retracted a paper on Tuesday that caused a 12-year international battle over links between the three-in-one childhood vaccine MMR and autism. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=57026 These reportsand#8212;from California, Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, and Pennsylvaniaand#8212;share regional news affecting science educators. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/summary.aspx?id=57031 Biologists say they've found evidence that ecology and evolution are reciprocally interacting processes, a fundamental shift in scientists' understanding of the relationship between evolution and ecology. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/summary.aspx?id=57027 The President's FY 2011 budget plan outlines a 5.9% increase in nondefense RandD. http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/summary.aspx?id=57030 Taking a daily fish oil capsule can stave off mental illness in those at highest risk, trial findings suggest.