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Caster Semenya HERMAPHRODITE?: Tests Reveal South African Sprinter Has Both Male, Female Characteristics: REPORT

New York Daily News | By Oren Yaniv | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

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Tests show that controversial runner Caster Semenya is a woman ...and a man! The 18-year-old South African champ has no womb or ovaries and her testo...

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Shouldn't Every Child Have an Education Like the President's Daughters'?

Gerald Bracey | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Test-Prep, Education, Post-Modern, Sidwell, Duncan, Obama, Tests, Interdisciplinary Curriculum, Politics News
Gerald Bracey

The president sends Malia and Sasha to a post-modern school focused on the personalization of learning. Isn't it time that every family in the nation has the same opportunity?

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Robots in Education

Gerald Bracey | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arne Duncan, Education, Standards, Tests, Education Reform, Governors, National Press Club, Politics News
Gerald Bracey

Engineers have made great advances in robotics in recent years. Everyday-robots can vacuum rugs and mop floors. More advanced models can act as secretary of education.

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International Comparisons: More Fizzle than Fizz

Gerald Bracey | Posted 01.09.2009 | Home

Read More: International Comparisons, Science, Tests, Math, Economy, Global Competitiveness, Home News
Gerald Bracey

Principle 23 of the "principles of data interpretation" that organize "Reading Educational Research: How to Avoid Getting Statistically Snookered," r...

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Is TIMSS Meaningful?

Gerald Bracey | Posted 01.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Internatonal Comparisons, Validity, Competitiveness, Tests, Economy, Global Competitiveness Report, Style News
Gerald Bracey

The next round of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study hits the street a week from today. It might be good to keep a few things in mind when considering the data.

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