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Don't Worry. Test Happy.
I’ve told my fifth grader every year since he was a third grader that he shouldn’t worry about the Connecticut Mastery Test. For some reason, however, he forgets each year and freaks out about his performance. I’ve told him that the...Tags: Students, School Examinations, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Here's to the Teachers
I’ve been thinking all week about how teachers of young children are keeping it together in the days following Friday’s school shooting. Yesterday, during my last author visit of the year, I got a little taste of what must be going on in the...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning
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A Teacher Uses Red Pens To Help Students And Syria
Bunnell High School, Stratford CTRed Pens, everyone has used them, especially teachers. But one teacher takes their love for red pens to a whole different level. This teachers name is Dylan Connor. Mr. Connor is a Latin teacher at Bunnell High School in Stratford...Tags: Students, Schools, Entertainment, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Stratford Doctor, Who Left Private Practice To Teach High School, Helps Recycling Program
Bunnell High School, Stratford CTDr. Wrubel has done many things in his life time. He is an accomplished author of Word Speaking, a non-fiction book of poems. He was also a podiatrist in private practice here for many years until eight years ago when he made a career change. It would...Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Education, Teaching and Learning, Stratford
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In rise of obstacle course races, fun comes with risk
Mud pits, electric wires, climbing walls and a long-distance run — for most participants, outdoor obstacle races offer a chance to overcome physical challenges and bond with friends, often in a rowdy atmosphere. But even as these adrenaline-...Tags: Heart Attack, Wendy Davis, Swimming, Hypothermia, Crime, Law and Justice
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'The Internship,' now starring ... Google
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson may be the big names in the new comedy "The Internship," but the real star of the film is Google. The company campus in Mountain View, Calif., is the setting for the movie in which Vaughn and Wilson play down-on-their-luck...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Georgia Institute of Technology, Media Industry
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Littlest orator moves people on both sides of CPS debate
Tribune reporterJust 4 feet tall, the tiniest student protester stands on a chair to reach the lectern. The microphone is adjusted so he can speak to the crowds of people, who are sometimes stunned for a second — who is this kid? — and then electrified....Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Students, Karen Lewis, Dwayne Johnson, Chicago Public Schools
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Teachers' raises may be riding on FCAT results
Broward County fourth-graders made big gains in FCAT writing, but mediocre third-grade reading and math scores could still mean disappointment when school grades come out. That's because this year, these scores might not affect only students —...
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Lawmakers have a week left — and much unsettled
— State lawmakers went home to march in holiday parades this weekend, leaving behind a full dance card that looks a lot like the one they put together when they started in January: pension reform, gun control, gambling expansion and a budget....
Tags: Gun Control, Pension and Welfare, Brandon W. Phelps, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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Calipatria High celebrates day of sports, school camaraderie
Staff WriterCALIPATRIA — For nearly 30 years, the students and teachers at Calipatria High School have celebrated the end of tests and the closing of the school year with the Hornet Olympics. The day-long event gives teachers and students the opportunity to...Tags: Medina (Saudi Arabia), Students, The Happiest News!, Human Interest, Education
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After vote, school closings plan must race clock
Chicago Public Schools has just three months to oversee Mayor Rahm Emanuel's massive school closing plan, a process laden with logistical challenges that could prove every bit as difficult for the system as the months leading up to last week's vote. Here...Tags: Students, Chicago Teachers Union, DePaul University, Separation of Church and State, Chicago Mayor
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