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…is social demotion. In other words, public humiliation. Failure, writ large.
Flunked. Held back. Retained. It’s failure, no matter what you call it. Imposed by adults, some of whom honestly believe they’re instituting a kind of academic tough love…

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New Mexico has been granted a waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act, federal officials announced today, less than a week after the state was the only first-round applicant f…

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Can’t get enough high school sports?
Starting this fall, you’re in luck, as PlayOn! Sports will be launching the first-ever nationwide, 24-hour high school sports network on TVs, mobile devices, and the Internet, the company announced Monday.
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By Sean Cavanagh
New Mexico has been granted a waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, federal officials announced today, less than a week after the state was the only first-round applicant for flexibility under the law to have been denied that re…

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We all have our stereotypes about which subjects appeal more to girls or boys. Well, in perusing a new report on the Advanced Placement program, I was intrigued to discover some hard data to help shed light on the matter. In addition to reporting par…

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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — The two principals walk toward the high school doors, pulling purple Camel windbreakers over their button-down shirts and ties.
They walk out the doors of the North Campus, leaving about 900 students in classes behind them.
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