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Separate Standards Mean Lower Expectations

Source: Albuquerque Journal, Nov 27 2012, 2:54am CST

I take this one personally. Let me tell you why. As I recall, I scored 960 on my SAT. This was good enough for second best in my class and many congratulations and backslaps from teachers and administrators. Based on that ...

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White Dad Accused of Kidnapping His Own Bi-Racial Kids

Source: BlogHer  |   May 23 2013, 2:54pm CDT

1. Racism is an insidious part of daily life, and it exposes itself boldly in the most unexpected ways. 2. That is the most boring Walmart ever. Seriously, if a normal family gets that much attention for the mela ...

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5 hours ago

Career Report on Teaching

Source: EssayClub.com  |   May 23 2013, 1:11pm CDT

Have you ever had kids around to have to explain maybe a difficult or even rather simple thing? Have you ever been quite good at doing that? Well I have and that’s why i would like to be a teacher. I want to start ou ...

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How to keep kids safe at the pool this summer

Source: Mother Nature Network  |   May 23 2013, 10:19am CDT

Down here in Florida, our pool’s been open all year (jealous much?). But for those of you in the rest of the country, pool season is just starting now, as the days get longer and the sun gets hotter. So what are some basic ways to ...

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Spicy Black Eyed Pea Recipe

Source: Bella Online  |   May 23 2013, 8:58am CDT

Guest Author - Allyson Elizabeth DÂAngelo Black eyed peas or beans are also known as Cow peas and are a regular staple down south, especially in the Carolinas. Black eyed peas are classed as a legume and are full of calcium and ...

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Judge tells lesbian couple to separate — or lose kids

Source: Salon  |   May 23 2013, 7:55am CDT

LGBT parents have been fighting discrimination in custody proceedings at least since the 1970s, when the court’s reasoning often assumed that gay people were molesters. (One judge worried that a man’s pubesce ...

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Standardized Test Now to Computer

Source: EdLab  |   May 22 2013, 10:01pm CDT

I just read this article that states that starting this year, Virginia will be the first state to allow students to take standardized exams on a computer. The test will be replacing the old pen and paper model most of us have ...

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Case Study Research Report

Source: EssayClub.com  |   May 22 2013, 5:52pm CDT

Running head: CASE STUDY RESEARCH REPORT Melva Yousaf Grand Canyon University: RDG 581 August 3, 2011 Introduction The purpose of this study is to find ways to help a child improve their reading test scores. How is it ...

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Virginia Moves Standardized Testing to Computers

Source: Education News  |   May 22 2013, 5:37pm CDT

No more pencils or paper for Virginia students preparing for the state’s standardized exams. Starting this year, Virginia becomes one of the first states to administer their standardized exams entirely on a computer. The first set of tests are already on ...

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Florida gets a “C” in job security

Source: Miami Herald  |   May 22 2013, 2:34pm CDT

Florida scores a middling grade in a new report card on job security in the United States. Wider Opportunities for Women, an advocacy group in Washington, gave Florida a C, crediting the Sunshine State for having more favorable policies at it relates t ...

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A testimony on the Common Core standards

Source: Thomas B. Fordham Institute Flypaper Blog  |   May 22 2013, 2:21pm CDT

My name is Kathleen Porter-Magee; I’m a senior director and Bernard Lee Schwartz policy fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a right-leaning education-policy think tank in Washington, D.C., that also leads ground-level ...

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