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In this lesson students grapple with the same questions all of America has been asking in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing. Extension activities allow students to research issues raised in the story, from immigration and foreign policy to civil liberties, and propose their own policy solutions.    

US - DC - Washington, American University Library invites applications for a multi-year, non-tenure track contract, Research Data Librarian position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Term Librarian, beginning summe

At his Tuesday news conference, held 100 days into his second term, President Obama spoke about the following:

Syria
--Use of chemical weapons in that country's civil war
--Why the administration is being methodical in determining who used chemical weapons and when
--Says range of options available to United States and international community as a reaction if/when determination is made but didn't specify

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Wondering what field you or your children should go into?

IBISWorld, an independent publisher of U.S. industry research, has a new report out about 10 leading wage-earning industries across the finance, healthcare and tech sectors that need highly-educated and skilled workers and whose jobs require years of training and sophisticated skills.

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Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, Tuesday called for a moratorium on the consequences of high-stakes testing because new standardized assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards are unfairly being given to students before teachers have had time to properly absorb and create curriculum around the standards.

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US - MD - Lutherville-Timonium, Position Summary: Under the general supervision of the Head Field Hockey Coach, the Assistant Field Hockey Coach provides support and assistance of the intercollegiate field hockey program, but is no

Understanding a college decision and celebrating it are two different things, a distinction that can elude even the most enthusiastic supporters.    

What started with eight women from Austin and suburban Houston is now a movement that spread across Texas and is challenging the standardized testing regime in the Lone Star State.

The group started by these moms, Texas Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessments, is leading the charge in support of a bill in the Texas Legislature that would reduce the number of state-required standardized tests required for high school students to graduate from 15 to five, according to this story in the American-Statesman.

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Why do you think more male professional athletes have not come out?    

Why do you think so many people are dying in garment factories in Bangladesh? What should be done to make working conditions safer?    

Can you choose the best antonym for “sporadic,” as it is used in the article?