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Asked about discrimination, DeVos said this 14 times

Asked about discrimination, DeVos said this 14 times

DeVos told lawmakers at a hearing, "Let me be clear: Schools that receive federal funds must follow federal law." If only federal law was clear.
by Cory Turner

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Newspaper: Harvard pulls student admission offers over online comments

Newspaper: Harvard pulls student admission offers over online comments

The Harvard Crimson reported that some students in the incoming freshman class created a private Facebook group where they traded images and messages that were often sexually explicit and sometimes mocked racial minorities.
by The Associated Press

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In Texas, abstinence-only programs may contribute to teen pregnancies

In Texas, abstinence-only programs may contribute to teen pregnancies

Teenage pregnancy rates have declined across the country, but some parts of Texas have made much less progress on that. Abstinence-only sex ed policies may be one reason why.
by Lauren Silverman

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Using music and rhythm to help kids with grammar and language

Using music and rhythm to help kids with grammar and language

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are studying how music and rhythm activities could help children who struggle with grammar and language development.
by Robert Siegel and Andrea Hsu

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Lawmakers OK funds to keep troubled Perpich arts school open

Lawmakers OK funds to keep troubled Perpich arts school open

The state-run Perpich Center for Arts Education and its namesake Golden Valley arts high school survived a legislative attempt to close them this session. But the center's board chair acknowledges: "We're on probation."
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Path to mastering English? Schools say students' home language is key

Path to mastering English? Schools say students' home language is key

Some Minnesota schools are discovering that helping students master their home language helps them better master subjects taught in English. In Shakopee, teachers experimenting with a "heritage language" class in Spanish see hopeful signs.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Misspellings, mapped: America the how-do-you-spell-beautiful?

Misspellings, mapped: America the how-do-you-spell-beautiful?

Just in time for the National Spelling Bee, Google published a map of the words people in each state have a hard time spelling. The results are not pretty. (And what's up with New Jersey?)

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When schools meet trauma with understanding, not discipline

When schools meet trauma with understanding, not discipline

Children in New Orleans suffer from trauma at high rates. Now, several schools there are focused on catching and helping students whose behavior may be a response to their suffering.
by Eve Troeh and Mallory Falk

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