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From NPR: How Textbooks Can Teach Different Versions Of History

by Laura Isensee This summer there’s been an intense debate surrounding the Confederate flag and the legacy of slavery in…

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From The New York Times: D.I.Y. Education Before YouTube

by Jon Grinspan EACH summer, when school ends, education mostly stops short, too. But it hasn’t always been that way.…

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Teaching safe relationships a proposed addition to sex education classes

Photo Credit: Garry Knight by Mara Rose Williams Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia has the grim sexual abuse numbers on…

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WST: Education Dpt. to Delay Some Corinthian Student-Loan Collection

by Stephanie Gleason Students of the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges Inc. who have defaulted on loan payments to the Education Department…

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NPR: How Standardized Tests Are Scored (Hint: Humans Are Involved)

  by Claudio Sanchez Standardized tests tied to the Common Core are under fire in lots of places for lots…

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NY Times: Lawmakers Move to Limit Government’s Role in Education

by Jennifer Steinhauer and Motoko Rich WASHINGTON — Congress on Wednesday moved to substantially scale back the federal government’s role…

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L.A. Times: L.A. Unified takes on sexting with education campaign, not punishment

Photo Credit: Max Klingensmith by Teresa Watanabe When Viviana Martin Del Campo walked into her sixth-period geometry class at Venice…

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Post: A lack of education could be just as dangerous as smoking, study says

Photo Credit: Constitutionality and Reliability of Tamilnadu Council by Robert Gebelhoff Don’t use drugs, stay in school — kids hear this…

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CBS News: Math error at the Museum of Science caught by 15-year-old

Photo Credit: Jeremy Mikkola The Associated Press BOSTON – It took a 15-year-old high school student from Virginia to catch…

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From The Atlantic: What Schools Will Do to Keep Students on Track

Photo Credit: Chris Moncus by Kate N. Grossman Chicago has seen a double-digit increase in the percentage of kids graduating…

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