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In testing-dominated system, real learning comes outside the classroom
It's Teacher Appreciation Week, the standardized testing season has mostly ended in the public schools this year — and what have we learned? Parents have learned that their first-graders are developing test anxiety. Teachers have learned that they...
Tags: Public Schools, Roland Park, Students, Mulan (movie), Teachers
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Students get inside superheroes' minds
Comic books, superhero films and animation serve as the learning materials for the Psychology of Superheroes & Supervillains learning community program at Broward College's Davie campus. The literary portion is taught by Nick Mansito with Laura...Tags: Broward College, Davie, Psychology, Science and Technology, here! (tv network)
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Brazil's big government seen as good for politics, bad for economy
Reuters* Rousseff expands Cabinet to 39 members to widen coalition * Social expenditure rose sharply at expense of investment * Economists say tax burden too high at 36 pct of GDP By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, May 9 (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff added a...Tags: Economic Indicator, National Government, Politics, Brazil, Elections
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The gift that keeps on giving
The headline on the recent Chicago Tribune story recently printed in The Tribune says it all: "Turning tragedy to hope." What more appropriate way to describe a memorial fund that creates educational opportunities for young people that many parents...Tags: Human Interest, Schools, University of Notre Dame, Chicago Tribune, Arts and Culture
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Letters to the Editor - May 9
City, county need to move beyond ‘strategic planning’ To the editor: In a letter to the editor published April 25, the Washington County Commissioners responded to a Herald-Mail editorial published April 9 with the headline “Economic...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Local Government, Economic Policy, Personal Income, Arts and Culture
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Volusia woman with mental problems vanishes without medication
A 29-year-old Volusia County woman with drug problems has been missing for more than a week and she doesn't have the medications she needs to take for multiple mental problems, authorities said today. Sarita Singhal of Edgewater has been missing since...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, ADHD, Behavioral Conditions, Bipolar Disorder
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Asbury University confers degrees on 380
education@jessaminejournal.comA total of 380 students graduated from Asbury University on Saturday — 54 of them Jessamine Countians. The graduate and professional-studies ceremony was in Hughes Auditorium at 10 a.m.; the traditional undergraduate ceremony was at 2 p.m. at the...Tags: Physical Therapy, Elementary Schools, Schools, Health Treatments, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Novak Djokovic is stunned in Madrid
Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3, for the biggest win of his career. The 28th-ranked Bulgarian saved three set points in the first before...Tags: Heisman Trophy, Masters Tournament, The Summit League, Phoenix Suns, Joey Logano
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Texas pitcher gives teammate urine for drug test; test still fails
This story would be funny if it weren't so sad. Texas Longhorns pitcher Corey Knebel was suspended from the team on Friday because he substituted his urine sample for a teammate's to prevent the teammate from failing a drug test. Problem: Knebel's urine...
Tags: Adderall (drug), ADHD, Texas Longhorns, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Drugs and Medicines
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Manchester High School Offering New Medical Careers Academy This Fall
The Hartford CourantManchester High School is offering a new medical careers academy that will allow students to focus on subjects that could allow them to earn college credit and perhaps lead them to jobs in the health-care field. "The principal is trying to get that...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Arts and Culture, Medical Research, Culture
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Connecticut Lags In Mental Health Screening For Children
The Hartford CourantSelenia Velez remembers the near-daily phone calls from the pre-school, alerting her that her 2-year-old son had acted out aggressively and needed to be picked up immediately. The calls went on for months, as Velez, 27, of Hartford, and her husband...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Psychiatrists, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Sandy Hook Elementary School
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'The Great Gatsby' Review: How Many Flappers Make a Flop?
ReutersMay 06 (TheWrap.com) - F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" tells the story of a man with a shady past who is willing to waste countless millions of dollars in the pursuit of love and respect, so it's no surprise that the story has constantly proven...Tags: Long Island, Australia (movie), Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton
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