Protesters yell at Gov. Scott Walker as he exits V.F.W Post 2778 in Appleton, Wis., on April 4. Walker was in town to sign veterans legislation.
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In a year when a dozen states have gubernatorial el…
After reading a story about a Mexican hat dance, 1st grader Ethan Wheeler tries out the dance himself at the Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy in Houston, one of the oldest schoolwide dual-language programs in the country. Dual-language programs—in…
Continue Reading →After reading a story about a Mexican hat dance, 1st grader Ethan Wheeler tries out the dance himself at the Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy in Houston, one of the oldest schoolwide dual-language programs in the country. Dual-language programs—in…
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The Core Knowledge Foundation and New York City have a study out today showing that city students in a new language arts program designed by the foundation performed better on reading, s…
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The Utah bill we’ve been telling you about—urging the state board to reconsider its adoption of the com…
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The ongoing story of Utah and the common standards gets curiouser and curiouser. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has written a letter to state Superintendent of Publi…
Continue Reading →Recently we heard about a study reporting that toddlers who played with puzzles may later develop better spatial skills. Now comes new research showing that the ways in which parents play with their 2-year-olds can predict their children’s future aca…
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah junior high and high school students may be required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily.
Republican Sen. Aaron Osmond of South Jordan says students are becoming apathetic about…
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie addresses a joint session of the state legislature in Honolulu. The governor wants to keep talks going with the state teachers’ union over a contract proposal that has foundered on such issues as teacher evaluation.
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Once in Utah, it was Mormons who changed the Desert valley into fertile land. The Mormons, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are very different from other American settlers. Presently about two-thirds of the state’s population is Mormon and the church plays a major role in people’s lives.
Utah is named for [...]
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