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Monday, September 1, 2014

9-1-14 Answer Sheet

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Why one school system is dropping Teach For America
The school board in Durham, N.C., has voted 6-1 to end its relationship with Teach For America after the 2015-16 school year, when all of the 12 TFA teachers hired in the past few years will have completed the two years of service they promise to make when joining the organization. What makes it interesting […]




8-31-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: SAT/ACT tutoring: $1,500 for 90 minutes. And 14 sessions are required. Really.If you thought that paying a couple of hundred dollars for an hour of SAT/ACT tutoring for your child was outrageous, get this: A tutor named Anthony Green charges $1,500 for 90 minutes — and he insists that customers take a minimum of 14 sessions, all online. Why? Because rich people will pay, and because