What drives the calendar for public schools? Growing up in the northern Virginia suburbs, we started the day after Labor Day and ended during the first week of June. Thirty years later in upstate NY, my children started around the same time but didn’t finish until nearly the end of… Read more“Map Monday, How are Public School Calendars Set?”
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Map Monday, Largest Land Animal in Each US State
What’s the largest land animal in each US state? Before answering this question, let’s disqualify non-native species kept as pets or in zoos. That eliminates elephants, hippos, rhinos, giraffes and the like. Additionally, this list focuses solely on animals still living in the state. So there are no dinosaurs, woolly… Read more“Map Monday, Largest Land Animal in Each US State”
Map Monday, How Common are Redheads?
Red hair is the rarest natural human hair color, but you wouldn’t know it from our visually driven society. Redheads fill our history and myth. The Greek hero Achilles and the Norse god Thor are often depicted with red hair. Redheaded historical leaders include King David and Queen Elizabeth I…. Read more“Map Monday, How Common are Redheads?”