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Toddlers like winners, but how they win matters

Toddlers like winners, but how they win matters

In recent years, scientists have devised experiments to show that babies and young toddlers not only notice the social interactions happening around them, but also actively evaluate them.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Race-based school criteria roils Asian-Americans -- again

Race-based affirmative action has long polarized Asian-Americans, with critics feeling demonized and advocates chagrined by the attention to what they call minority-within-minority views.
by The Associated Press

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Foxconn casting wide net in search for employees for Wisconsin plant

Foxconn casting wide net in search for employees for Wisconsin plant

Foxconn Technology Group will cast a wide net to find the 13,000 workers it eventually expects to hire at its new Wisconsin manufacturing plant, partnering with universities and technical schools and even tapping into transitioning members of the military.
by Associated Press

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Nadine Strossen: Resist hate with free speech

Nadine Strossen: Resist hate with free speech

Former longtime ACLU president Nadine Strossen says we must resist hate speech with free speech.
by MPR News Staff

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Kofi Annan leaves 'powerful' legacy at Macalester College

Kofi Annan leaves 'powerful' legacy at Macalester College

The president of St. Paul's Macalester College said former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan leaves a "powerful" legacy at the school.
by Mike Moen

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Robotics teams encourage students to explore STEM fields

Robotics teams encourage students to explore STEM fields

Robotics teams from dozens of local high schools showed off their machines at 3M's Maplewood headquarters today. The robots are diverse and the teams are increasingly so, too.
by Martin Moylan

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NYU medical school plans free tuition for those studying to be doctors

NYU medical school plans free tuition for those studying to be doctors

New York University said the move was to address the high cost of entering a career in medicine. Most med students graduate in debt, which can often top $200,000.

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Bills and bulletproof backpacks: Safety measures for a new school year

Bills and bulletproof backpacks: Safety measures for a new school year

As summer draws to a close, schools are beefing up security, and some parents are buying bulletproof school supplies. In Washington, one agency wants to students to learn about traumatic injuries.
by Alexis Arnold

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