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The Texas Tribune: End of Cscope’s Lesson Plans Will Leave Texas Schools in a Bind

Sat, 06/01/2013 - 8:01pm
After August, Texas’ curriculum support system, known as Cscope, will no longer be a source of lesson plans for the 875 school districts that rely on it.    

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Income-Based Diversity Lags at Many Public Universities

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 10:29pm
Because of the high cost, some colleges do a lot more than others to find and enroll low-income students, which critics of race-based affirmative action see as a way to encourage diversity.    

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Naval Academy Shaken by Report of Rape and Inquiry

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 8:56pm
An investigation of three midshipmen has gone on for more than a year amid growing controversy over military sexual assaults.    
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Obama Warns of Doubling of Student Loan Rates

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 3:24pm
President Obama’s remarks in the Rose Garden came as Democrats and Republicans differ on how to stop the rate for federally subsidized student loans from rising on July 1.    

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Economix Blog: Jeffrey Selingo on Curing the College Dropout Syndrome

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 12:12pm
A conversation with Jeffrey Selingo, the author of “College (Un)Bound,” who argues that the higher-education system is both vital to the American economy and “broken.”    

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The Learning Network Blog: Found Poem Favorite | ‘Barbie’

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 7:30am
“Barbie” by Scott, 18, from Phoenix, is the fourth of 12 winning poems in our fourth annual Found Poem Student Contest.    

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The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | Do You Enjoy Reading Tabloid Gossip?

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 5:00am
Do we take pleasure in hearing about someone else’s pain? Do celebrities’ troubles somehow make us feel better about ourselves? Or, are tabloid scandals just entertainment?    

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The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | This Season's Broadway Stages Feature Many Child Actors

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 4:30am
What are some of the costs associated with being a child star on Broadway?    

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The Learning Network Blog: News Quiz | May 31, 2013

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 2:08am
See what you know about the news of the day.    

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The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | chivalrous

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 12:03am
This word has appeared in 12 New York Times articles in the past year.    

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The Learning Network: Found Poem Favorite | ‘Native’

Thu, 05/30/2013 - 6:01pm
The third of the 12 winning poems from April’s Found Poetry Student Contest, this one by an 18-year-old from Arizona.    

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The Learning Network: Reading Club | Our Favorite Student Comments on Digital Distractions

Thu, 05/30/2013 - 6:00pm
Our favorite student comments from a lively discussion about the increasing problem of digital distraction.    

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The Choice Blog: Colleges Report 2013 Admission Yields and Wait-List Offers

Thu, 05/30/2013 - 2:36pm
Stanford reported one of the highest admission yields this year, at 76.65 percent, surpassing many of the Ivy League institutions.    

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The Learning Network Blog: Poetry Pairing | 'The Day'

Thu, 05/30/2013 - 10:16am
This week’s Poetry Pairing matches “The Day” by Geoffrey Brock with the article “Tasty, and Subversive, Too” by Patricia Leigh Brown.    

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The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | Baseball's First Pitch Is No Longer an Exclusive Honor

Thu, 05/30/2013 - 6:39am
Who was baseball’s ceremonial first pitch reserved for in previous decades? How do teams regard the first pitch these days?    

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The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | How Careful Are You in the Sun?

Thu, 05/30/2013 - 5:00am
Do you use sunscreen when spending time in the sun? Are you particular about which sunscreen you use? How much do you trust your sunscreen?    

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The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | English, May 30, 2013

Thu, 05/30/2013 - 4:23am
Can you choose the word that correctly completes the sentence?    

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The Learning Network Blog: News Quiz | May 30, 2013

Thu, 05/30/2013 - 2:43am
See what you know about the news of the day.    

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Universities Team With Online Course Provider

Thu, 05/30/2013 - 12:11am
In a move that could open online classes to 1.25 million students at public institutions, a California company is forming partnerships with 10 large state university systems.    

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The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | paranoia

Thu, 05/30/2013 - 12:04am
This word has appeared in 995 New York Times articles in the past year.    

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