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Kids outperformed public-school students on science and social studies tests

5.27.10 - It's not just in math and reading that charter schools are dealing out aces. New data obtained by

Students and Colleges Prepare for Direct Lending

5.27.10 - Students and Colleges Prepare for Direct Lending An overshadowed provision of the health-care overhaul, which takes effect July 1, will improve access to loans and Pell...
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Cheating takes a high-tech turn

5.27.10 - Six Golden High School students were caught cheating on a chemistry final last week, forcing the school to make all 100 students enrolled in the course take the exam again before summer break begins next...
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Vocabulary twist: Teaching words OUT of context

5.27.10 - New vocabulary words should be taught in literary context. That's the conventional wisdom. But a teacher writes about how she she was