This week, we learned …
… a digital archive of slave voyages details the largest forced migration in history. Resource of the week!

Browse through an interactive timeline of America’s “peculiar institution.”
… where oil rigs go to die.

Map by William E. McNulty, National Geographic
Where are the Gulf of Mexico’s oil and gas platforms, wells, and pipelines?
… why king snakes win every fight.

Photograph by Connor Long, courtesy Wikimedia. CC-BY-SA-4.0
Did you know king snakes migrate? All the way across a road.
… the weird status of Native American nations under the U.S. Constitution.

Map by Census Bureau, Geography Division, Cartographic Operations Branch
Where was the first Indian reservation?
… how detours help teachers grow.

Use our road map to navigate your detours.
… the Northwest Passage remains treacherous, despite ice retreat.

Map by Jean Janvier, courtesy Wikimedia. Public domain
Where is the Northwest Passage?
… the five universal laws of human stupidity.

Our website has ways to help you break the laws of stupidity.
… Microsoft is making a major education push.
How have Microsoft and other tech companies coded students for success?
… the fine print in the ‘State of Black America’.
… why dark matter matters.

Illustration by Jason Treat, National Geographic
How can the biggest science experiment in the world see in the dark?
… what walls mean.
How can you help students break down invisible walls?