Mariner High School science teacher Danielle Thompson was just hoping enough students would sign up so she could offer a biotechnology class for the first time next fall. She ended up with 92 showing ...

SNOHOMISH — The biotechnology curriculum is new; the equipment, pricey. The goals are ambitious and the motivation hits close to home. If all goes according to plan, students in Tami Caraballo’s ...

Kim Finkelstein recently asked her mother for help with her biology homework. It wasn’t to be. “She said they didn’t have DNA [studies] in school, and she couldn’t help me,” lamented the freshman at ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. At CART High near Fresno, there is no gum stuck to the floor. The saffron-yellow walls are unmarred by graffiti.

Virginia Western Community College announced this week it will be launching a new biotechnology degree program to keep pace with the region’s fast-growing industry. Students will earn a two-year ...