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Will longer school year help or hurt US students?
Associated PressDid your kids moan that winter break was way too short as you got them ready for the first day back in school? They might get their wish of more holiday time off under proposals catching on around the country to lengthen the school year. But there's a...Tags: Academic Progress, Students, Chicago Mayor, Holidays, Labor Day
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Maryland's application for Big Ten admission approved
The Baltimore SunSetting aside almost 60 years of athletic tradition in a quest for greater financial stability, the University of Maryland will join the Big Ten Conference, school and league officials announced Monday after a weekend of whirlwind negotiations. In...Tags: Finance, University of Virginia, Indiana Hoosiers, Gary Williams, North Carolina Tar Heels
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Nelson Algren Short Story Awards: A look back at a rich history
An honor like the Nelson Algren Short Story Award can be a boon to a writer. It can give him or her the confidence to slog through rejections and trudge forward with literary endeavors. When we asked former Nelson Algren Award recipients what winning...
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Job market bleaker for millennials without college
The Philadelphia InquirerPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Facing the future with a college degree is like being in a lifeboat on a roiling sea. Facing the future with a high school degree is like being in the water. If you're a member of the millennial generation - ages 18 to 34 - who...Tags: Colleges and Universities, CVS Corp., Kensington, University of Chicago, Employment
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The importance of three R's: Reading, writing and recess
In this era of high-stakes testing, recess has taken a back seat to more scholarly pursuits. But don't be so quick to dismiss the value of downtime, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. The organization began studying the importance of...
Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Schools, Elementary Schools, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Central Florida Political Pulse biographies
David Damron writes: "Born and raised in the northeast, I moved south to finish college and graduated from the University of Florida in 1995. After covering schools, social services and governemnt in Lake County, I headed to Orlando to cover the Florida...Tags: Florida Legislature, Stanford University, Journalism, Newspapers, Orlando
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Pacemaker could help treat Alzheimer's
Pacemakers regulate the beat of a weak heart and ease the tremors caused by Parkinson's disease, and now Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers hope the devices also will slow down the symptoms of Alzheimer's.
Doctors at Hopkins and four other medical...Tags: Alzheimer's Association, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Food and Drug Administration, Trials
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A great move for Maryland and the Big Ten
As a graduate of The Ohio State University, I would like to extend a warm Buckeye welcome to the Big Ten's newest member, the University of Maryland ("UM to leave ACC for Big Ten in '14," Nov. 20). The move is great for both the Big Ten and Maryland. I...Tags: Comcast Center (arena), Iowa Hawkeyes, Indiana Hoosiers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Sports
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Pediatricians say kids need recess during school
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A group of American pediatricians is telling school districts that children need recess and free time during the school day, and it should not even be taken away as punishment. "We consider it essentially the child's...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pediatrics, Medical Specialization, Family
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Chicago Tribune's Silver Football history
The Chicago Tribune's Silver Football, awarded annually to the best in the Big Ten since 1924, pre-dates the Heisman Trophy by 11 years.
Red Grange of Illinois was the first recipient and Jay Berwanger of Chicago won it in 1935, the year he was named the...Tags: Elections, Chicago Tribune, Football, Dick Butkus, University of Chicago
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Annual zero-tillage workshop set for Jan. 8-10 in Bismarck
The Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association is holding its 35th annual workshop and trade show Jan. 8-10, 2013, at the Ramkota Hotel in Bismarck. The theme for the 2013 workshop is No-till: An Evolution Toward Sustainable Ag. The Man-...Tags: Natural Resources Defense Council, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Focus for ag future: Soil biology as a new frontier
Pierre (NRCS) - The inherent and dynamic qualities of soil were in the spotlight at the Soil Health Information Day held December 11, 2012 in Mitchell. The event attracted over 230 people to hear regional and national agriculture and natural resources...Tags: Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Agriculture, Natural Resource Industry, Agricultural Research and Technology
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