In Archdale, NC, west of High Point, Bill Maners is stapling foam to a frame, and he can tell just from the sound of the air whooshing from the staple gun that it’s time for more staples. Maners has been building furniture for 26 years. The piece he’s working on is a bright orange, curved sofa. Maners has a pattern with specifications, but there aren’t any instructions for how to make the piece. “There’s a little bit of poetic...
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President Obama, speaking at Duke University last year, invoked a by-now familiar threat: India and China, with their growing economies and their emphasis on science and math education, are going to overtake us unless we start producing more scientists, engineers and innovators. The buzzword in this conversation is STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math. Two new North Carolina high schools opening in August are answering the call.
The North Carolina legislature was mocked for a bill that would have prevented the state from planning for "accelerated sea level rise" predicted by scientific data. But we're not the only state accused of being anti-science--here are four more.
Photos of the rapidly growing Haitian community in Mount Olive, NC.
