BOULDER, Colorado, Jan. 15 -- The National Education Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * - Though a unique contribution, report's inconsistency and lack of clarity make many of its conclusions questionable. * * * A recent report from Public Agenda compiled public opinion surveys to show where the American public stands on education issues. The report notes the importance of gauging current public understandings about education, particularly given three major policy changes  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Jan. 14 -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release: * * * - Comprehensive model captures entire life cycle * * * A team of scientists has, for the first time, used a single, cohesive computer model to simulate the entire life cycle of a solar flare: from the buildup of energy thousands of kilometers below the solar surface, to the emergence of tangled magnetic field lines, to the explosive release of energy in a brilliant flash. The   more