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Lucia Graves
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Nation & World - December 18, 2008
Writing just one sentence a day can create a quick memoir of your entire year.
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The Evolution of Teach for America
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Lucia Graves
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Education - October 17, 2008
Teach for America alumni could bring a new approach to education reform.
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Which Types of Students Cheat Most?
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Lucia Graves
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Education - October 3, 2008
A Rutgers professor surveyed different fields of study to find out how many students admit to cheating.
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Getting Ready for the SAT and ACT
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Lucia Graves
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Education - August 21, 2008
You're pretty much stuck with them, so you might as well do your best to ace them.
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Western Pennsylvania Road Trip: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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Lucia Graves
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Education - August 21, 2008
Western Pennsylvania Road Trip: University of Pittsburgh
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Lucia Graves
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Education - August 21, 2008
Western Pennsylvania Road Trip: Carnegie Mellon University
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Lucia Graves
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Education - August 21, 2008
Western Pennsylvania Road Trip: Washington and Jefferson College
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Lucia Graves
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Education - August 21, 2008
Teens Battle Global Warming
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - August 15, 2008
Students will meet at Stanford University this weekend to hatch a plan.
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In NYC, Double Dutch Is Now a Varsity Sport
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - August 7, 2008
School officials say adding double Dutch, advanced jump rope, involves more kids in sports.
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School Expels Kids for Less Than a 3.0 GPA
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - July 28, 2008
New policy at top-ranked high school requires kids keep a B average.
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Girls as Good as Boys at Math
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - July 25, 2008
A new study says girls measure up to boys in every grade.
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Education Chief Appears on The Colbert Report
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - July 24, 2008
Spellings questioned on the possibility of federally mandated spanking
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Closing the Achievement Gap
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - July 23, 2008
Recent reports show education reform is not so black and white.
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6 Ways to Tackle the New SAT
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Lucia Graves
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Education - July 18, 2008
With the College Board's new score-reporting policy, there are an increasing number of strategies.
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Kids Can Pick Which SAT Scores a College Sees
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Lucia Graves
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Education - June 24, 2008
The new policy very likely will be popular with students, but what do admissions officers think?
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Interpreting Obama's Views on Education
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - June 17, 2008
One columnist takes a look at some of the candidate's recent speeches on education policy.
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NYC High School Student Researches Hugging
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - June 13, 2008
Her experiment was designed to explore subconscious racism.
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Special Certification Signals Good Teachers
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - June 13, 2008
Students taught by teachers with NBPTS certification score better on tests.
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Video Gives Tips for Surviving Campus Attacks
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - June 5, 2008
The video suggests, in some cases, that students could attack the gunman.
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A New Book Explores College a Cappella Singing Groups
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Lucia Graves
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Education - June 5, 2008
"Pitch Perfect" follows groups from Virginia, Oregon, and Tufts.
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More Changes Ahead for the GRE Test
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - May 27, 2008
The 'Personal Potential Index' is slated to start in July 2009.
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Pittsburgh High Schools Compete in the C.A.U.S.E. Film Festival
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Lucia Graves
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Education - May 16, 2008
Mt. Lebanon High School students enter eight films in the competition.
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Teachers Are Split on Reforms, Survey Shows
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - May 12, 2008
Teachers are of two minds when it comes to educational reform, with half supporting the idea of measuring teacher effectiveness according to student growth and half saying it's a poor or fair idea.
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When It's Story Time, Kids Pick the Classics
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Lucia Graves
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On Education - May 5, 2008
'To Kill a Mockingbird' beats Harry Potter, according to one study.
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