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Archie Thompson dies at 93; Yurok elder kept tribal tongue alive
Archie Thompson, the oldest living member of California's Yurok tribe and the last known active speaker raised in the tribal language, has died. He was 93. Thompson died March 26 at a Crescent City, Calif., hospital after an apparent stroke, according...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, Rentals, High School Sports
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We need to move education forward, not back
It's not just about the reading, writing and arithmetic. We send our children to school each day so they learn a variety of skills beyond those that just meet graduation requirements. Students need skills that will allow them to be successful no matter...Tags: Science and Technology, Students, Employment Opportunities, Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture
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Learning foreign language has advantages outside Martinsville High School classrooms
WDBJ7 ReporterThursday, Ana Santiago, a native Spanish speaker, showed her English speaking friends how to bargain. "We're mostly making a traditional Mexican or Hispanic culture Market," Santiago said. Martinsville High School called Thursday, Dia de Mercado, or...Tags: Students, Education, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Henry County, Arts and Culture
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Three Danville High students qualify for national speech tournament
Danville High School qualified three students to compete at the grand national speech and debate tournament of the National Forensic League, which will be held June 17-21 in Birmingham, Ala. The event, the largest academic competition in the world,...
Tags: Students, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives, Awards and Prizes, U.S. Congress
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D303 candidates debate how to set priorities
When voters in St. Charles District 303 pick which of eight candidates will fill the four open seats in the April 9 election, they also may decide on how information from parents is interpreted. Currently the practice is to hold "Summit 303," a series...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Arts and Culture, Elections
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High school graduation requirements could change
Michigan's high school graduation requirements could soon change. According to Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District superintendent Rick Diebold, when he counted at the end of last week, there had been nine bills introduced to modify the...
Tags: Students, Science and Technology, Mathematics, Diebold Incorporated, Arts and Culture
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Review: 'My Life and My Life in the Nineties' by Lyn Hejinian
There's that John Cage quote people trot out when you call a piece of art boring — “In Zen they say: If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight, sixteen, thirty-two, and so on. Eventually one...
Tags: John Ashbery, Poetry, Chicago Tribune, Arts and Culture, John Cage
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Getting a grip on grammar
The Baltimore SunIf you are a native speaker of English, you have English grammar in your head, and it has been there since you were a very small child. Unfortunately, the process of translating that grammar into terms for discussion of writing has not gone well....Tags: Authors, Students, Education, England, Arts and Culture
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Danville High School forensics team takes second at state competition
Danville High School forensics teams placed second at the Kentucky High School Speech League’s state speech contest, and third at the state debate contest, March 13-15 at the University of Kentucky. Five DHS students came home as state...
Tags: Human Interest, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, University of Kentucky, High Schools, Arts and Culture
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Foreign language studies could be de-emphasized
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Foreign language studies could be de-emphasized in Michigan under a bill that would drop it as a high school graduation requirement. The Detroit News reports Monday that supporters of the change say it would offer more...
Tags: Students, Science and Technology, Education, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning
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If they want rules, give them real ones
The Baltimore SunMuch as I am in sympathy with Lucy Ferriss's latest post at Lingua Franca, I fear that something she says may be subject to a dangerous misinterpretation: As I’ve said before, people want rules. Students, for instance, take notice when they...Tags: Arts and Culture
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District 95 to expand bilingual education program
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 will expand bilingual education after officials there learned a state audit showed more of the district's students were bilingual and that one of its programs for those students may be insufficient....Tags: Students, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning
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