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  • Can You Identify These Famous People From The Middle Ages?

    Can You Identify These Famous People From The Middle Ages?0

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  • Are Colleges Sacrificing Curriculum for Fancy Frills?

    Are Colleges Sacrificing Curriculum for Fancy Frills?0

    College officials should be praised when they curtail wasteful spending, but when they cut the budget by eliminating core educational programs, they deserve public scorn. That scorn should be heightened if at the same time they’re scrimping on valuable education, they’re putting lots of money into luxury amenities for students. While many colleges across America

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  • Americans Say U.S. Schools Stink (But Not Their Own)

    Americans Say U.S. Schools Stink (But Not Their Own)0

    To mark the start of the 2016-2017 school year, Education Next released their annual public opinion poll on the state of education. One of the most interesting aspects of this poll is the grades Americans assign to the nation’s local and national schools. In terms of the nation’s schools as a whole, Americans aren’t impressed.

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  • What Makes a Sentence a Masterpiece?

    What Makes a Sentence a Masterpiece?0

    A great sentence makes you want to chew it over slowly in your mouth the first time you read it. A great sentence compels you to rehearse it again in your mind’s ear, and then again later on. A sentence must have a certain distinction of style – the words come in an order that

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  • Univ. of Chicago Pushes Back on Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces

    Univ. of Chicago Pushes Back on Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces0

    Academics around the country are embracing the relatively new trend of using trigger warnings to shield students from ideas that might be discomforting or trauma-inducing. These ideas often include topics that touch on “racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, cissexism, ableism, and other issues of privilege and oppression.” Though there is some debate surrounding how widespread the

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  • Teacher: Forget the Homework, Spend Time with Family

    Teacher: Forget the Homework, Spend Time with Family0

    In recent weeks, a report on the value of homework has been making the rounds. In a nutshell? Homework for elementary school children is not beneficial. Texas teacher Brandy Young has apparently taken these homework findings to heart. As USA Today reports: “Last week, mom Samantha Gallagher posted a note on Facebook from her daughter’s teacher reading: ‘After

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