Links for you, and that's no April Fool's. Science:
Beauty
Watch Out Below: Wasps Battle Ants by Dropping Them
Is Bigger Really Better?
It's a pretty sweet gig, if you can stomach it (on creationist 'science')
Other:
Review of Closing the Racial Achievement Gap
Is progress in Florida schools exaggerated?
The New Media Rules
Test Gains at Michelle Rhee's Favorite School Possibly Fabricated
Liberty University one of the largest recipients of federal aid money for students
Lying and Cheating for Jesus
A Little Extortion Never Hurts the Bottom Line
Where's the love for Park Slope, right wing breeding obsessives?
Your money is no good here
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