After a long discussion, the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) decided the two studies should be published and federal officials issued new oversight rules for certain H5N1 studies. (sciencemag.org)
Within 18 months, a White House - level coordinating committee should publish reviews looking at funding, licensing policies, gaps in risk assessment, ethics education, and oversight rules for researchers. (sciencemag.org)
The State Board of Education has done such an abysmal job overseeing charters that the legislature was forced to pass a law tightening charter oversight rules last session and added a layer of legislative oversight to the Department of Education's charter authorization process. (jonathanpelto.com)