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13-Year-Old Invents Cheap, Award-Winning Clean Energy Device

On October 19, 13-year-old student Maanasa Mendu was awarded the grand prize in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing a cost-effective device that uses solar and wind power to create energy. [1]
Her “solar leaves” device earned her the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist,” as well as a $25,000 prize.

Should public education cost more per student than the average tax bill?

From the March 29, 2012 news release, Ontario Increases Funding Per Student: “The 2012-13 Grants for Student Needs (GSN) will rise this coming year to $11,189 per student. That is an increase of about $4,000 per student since 2003.“ According to StatsCan, the median Canadian family income in 2013 was $76,000. From the Ernst & […]