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Website Connects Guys With Girls Who Will Do Their Homework, Prank Ex-Girlfriends

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 04.15.2012

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Ladies, beware: scorned, lazy, and mischievous teenage boys have a new playground, and it's called GirlfriendHire.com. On the site's homepage,...

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Could Robots Be The Answer To American Teens' Terrible Writing?

Reuters | Stephanie Simon | Posted 05.29.2012

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By Stephanie Simon (Reuters) - American high school students are terrible writers, and one education reform group thinks it has an answ...

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Students Studying Abroad Forced Out Of 'Bubbles'

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 11.25.2011

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Educators are thrilled to see more American college students venturing abroad – perhaps 300,000 this year alone. Now if they can just get them ...

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Education 2020 -- An Emerging Consensus About Learning

Paula Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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There's broad agreement that we don't have all the answers to unleash a torrent of learning in America's schools today. But we're getting closer. Here are five key elements well worth pondering.

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What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us

Margee Ensign | Posted 11.17.2011

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Margee Ensign

Unfortunately, Sarah Palin is not alone in her global ignorance. Our colleges and high schools are not doing what's necessary... the current generation isn't gaining understanding of other cultures.

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