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  1. Washington promises relief to Okla. tornado victimsTue, 21 May 2013 16:50:38 GMT
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  2. Apple CEO: 'We don't stash money on some Caribbean island'Tue, 21 May 2013 16:17:20 GMT
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  3. Judge agrees to delay in case of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokar TsarnaevTue, 21 May 2013 16:17:19 GMT
    The judge overseeing the government's prosecution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving defendant in the Boston Marathon bombing case, has agreed to delay the next step in the case for roughly a month.A probable cause hearing had been scheduled for May 30, but federal prosecutors and lawyers for Tsarnaev asked Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler to delay it until July 2, citing what they called "the co...     More...
  4. Moore, Okla. mayor: Donate to Red Cross, Salvation ArmyTue, 21 May 2013 15:54:49 GMT
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  5. Moore nurse: Need for nurses right after tornadoTue, 21 May 2013 15:54:49 GMT
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  6. Navy dolphins find rare torpedo buried in ocean floorTue, 21 May 2013 15:54:49 GMT
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  7. Storm chaser: This is the largest tornado I've ever seenTue, 21 May 2013 15:26:55 GMT
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  1. Ringgold Rotary Club honors 2013 STAR studentTue, 21 May 2013 16:15:14 GMT
    Pictured from left: superintendent Denia Reese, guidance counselor Dianne Hale, STAR teacher Mark Pierce, STAR student Brenna Schroder, STAR parents Kelly and Jeff Schroder and Ringgold Rotarian Randall Peters. More...
  2. Seattle Teachers, Students Win Historic Victory Over Standardized TestingTue, 21 May 2013 15:10:02 GMT
    Jesse Hagopian , is a high school history teacher and union rep at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington. More...
  3. Let Passion, Career Goals Guide Law School DecisionTue, 21 May 2013 11:05:42 GMT
    If you're having second thoughts about heading to law school, outline your career goals to decide if it's the right move. More...
  4. Jean Ann Guliano: What Gist's Supporters Are ForgettingTue, 21 May 2013 06:50:57 GMT
    Last week, many members of the Rhode Island business community and many school committees sent letters to Governor Chafee in support of Education Commissioner Gist. More...
  5. SAT's right answers are all wrongTue, 21 May 2013 04:46:13 GMT
    HAVING SHARPENED THEIR #2 PENCILS, my teenage daughters are about to take this spring's battery of standardized tests, leaving me to wonder what these tests mean - about their education, about the culture of college my husband and I are preparing them for, about American values. More...
  6. Editorial: Educators help cancer patient toward graduationTue, 21 May 2013 04:46:12 GMT
    Fighting cancer her entire life, Lyndsey Staub hopes to graduate from Dixie Hollins High School in a few days if she can make up her last bit of work. More...
  7. The harm of school vouchersTue, 21 May 2013 03:46:15 GMT
    David A. Pickler, President of the National School Boards Association and member of Tennessee's Shelby County Board of Education, was featured in The Washington Post' s Answer Sheet today discussing the failures of school voucher schemes and the impact of the recent Louisiana Supreme Court ruling deeming their state's school voucher program ... (more) More...
  8. Common Core will be a costly burden for students, taxpayersTue, 21 May 2013 02:41:32 GMT
    "Unfunded mandate." Pick two words that New Hampshire taxpayers detest, and "unfunded mandate" would be high on the list. More...