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The Learning Network Blog: Fill-In | A Soft-Spoken Snowboarder Blazes Icy Trails
Fill in the blanks in the first nine paragraphs of the article “A Soft-Spoken Snowboarder Blazes Icy Trails” by Max Klinger.
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Japan's Hope: If You Build It, They Will Come
Hundreds of new universities have opened in Japan, despite the country’s declining youth population.
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Gun Advocates Push for More Access on Campus
Though weapons are banned from most public universities, pro-gun forces have made gains on the issue in a handful of states, most recently Colorado.
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Emory University President Revives Racial Concerns
An article by James W. Wagner praising the 1787 three-fifths compromise has been seized upon as another example of insensitivity from the school.
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The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | Have You Ever Found Something Valuable?
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The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | 3-D Printers Might Be the Must-Have Gadget of the Future
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The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | Editing Practice, Feb. 22, 2013
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N.Y. State Cannot Bar Aid to City Schools, Judge Says
Justice Manuel J. Mendez ruled that a penalty, for New York City’s failure to agree on a teacher evaluation plan, could hurt the neediest children.
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National Briefing | South: Georgia: Emory Head Censured for Slavery Column
The president of Emory University, James W. Wagner, was censured Wednesday over a magazine column in which he wrote favorably about the three-fifths compromise over slavery.
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The Texas Tribune: Weighing Prospect of Changes in Texas Graduation Requirements
Texas legislators are scrambling to scale back high school graduation requirements, a prospect that concerns some educators and pleases others.
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Analysis of Student Performance in 5 Biggest States
A new analysis of nationwide tests in New York, California and other populous states shows shifts, including the growing number of Hispanic students.
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David Paterson to Join Touro Medical School Faculty
Former Gov. David A. Paterson will serve as a distinguished professor of health care and public policy at Touro College in Harlem.
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