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How many volunteers have been killed, by both sides, while aiding the wounded or delivering relief supplies?    

Can you choose the best synonym for “inculcating,” as it is used in the article?    

In this post Cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham writes about how students best learn new material. Willingham is a professor and director of graduate studies in psychology at the University of Virginia and author of "Why Don't Students Like School?" His latest book is "When Can You Trust The Experts? How to tell good science from bad in education." This appeared on his Science and Education blog.

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This word has appeared in 240 New York Times articles in the past year.    

The 11 contenders, who have a mix of backgrounds in private and public education, have made standardized testing and arts classes familiar issues in the campaign.    

Schools that work with low-income students have struggled to bring readers up to speed while finding more success with math.    

The Ukrainian-American billionaire Len Blavatnik and the New York Academy of Sciences are scheduled to announce three new $250,000 annual prizes for young scientists.    

D.C. Council member David A. Catania (I-At Large) plans to announce seven bills Tuesday that aim to overhaul the District’s public education system.

1. Funding: Raises per-pupil funding for poor children, students enrolled in vocational programs and schools with low graduation rates. Sends 80 percent of schools funding directly to principals to design their own budgets and programs. Fully subsidizes public transportation for low-income high school students.

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D.C. Council member David A. Catania plans to announce wide-ranging legislation Tuesday that could substantially reshape the city’s public education system, as he seeks to increase funding to educate poor children, give more power to principals, change the city’s school lottery system and end social promotion of children who are performing below grade level.

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Most selective colleges, public and private, profess to seek a diverse class of students. But that is often an elusive goal.

Sometime this month, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on a suit challenging an affirmative action policy in Texas. At issue in Fisher v. University of Texas is whether a student’s race or ethnicity can factor into admissions decisions.

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“I’m Not Using the Word Love” by Jameson, 23, from New York City, is the fifth of 12 winning poems in our fourth annual Found Poem Student Contest.    

Schools need to change their grading to truly reflect students' comprehension of subjects, Ryan McLane writes.

Fill in the blanks in the first eight paragraphs of the article “In the Himalayas, Journeys of Faith and Flowers” by Michael Benanav.