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What kind of an eater are you?
From locavores to femivores, to fast food junkies and punk domestics, here are 11 labels for every kind of person at the dinner table.
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Five ways to improve Obama's pre-k plan
President Obama’s Preschool for All plan is well intentioned but includes features that are not justified by research and won’t help it pass in Congress. The plan must make the following five adjustments.
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5 reasons graphic novels are the next big thing at your library
The book format is everywhere, from ESL classrooms to Ivy League libraries.
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E.L. Konigsburg: 6 best moments from her books
Check out our favorite moments from these E.L. Konigsburg stories.
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2013 Pulitzer Prize winners: 4 excellent books
Months before the Pulitzer Prize committee got there, the Monitor's book critics had already let readers know that these four books were something special. Here's why.
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Delaware: If property taxes unpaid, dun income tax refund?
Delaware school districts and counties are losing millions of dollars from unpaid property taxes. Legislature is eyeing plan to dun the income tax refunds of those who owe property tax.
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Syria's children: even their first words are now shaped by war
A Save the Children report released today states that children, some 2 million of them, are the 'forgotten victims' of Syria's war.
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Top 10 places to buy a foreclosed home
Here are the Top 10 metropolitan areas to buy a foreclosed home, according to RealtyTrac:
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Post-Sandy Hook, South Dakota and Georgia move to protect schools with guns
As the gun-control debate continues, Georgia, South Dakota, Colorado, and New York have emerged as bellwethers on how the nation is beginning to stand up to gun violence.
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Modern Parenthood The 100th day: Learning's tipping point deep in the school year
The 100th day of school is a tipping point where accretion of grade-level knowledge begins to show; it's a benchmark in leaps of consciousness that teachers celebrate.
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Shocked by Sandy Hook, South Dakota allows teachers to arm themselves
A bill signed by South Dakota's governor Friday allows districts to create firearms-training programs for teachers. The program is not mandatory, but it still worries some educators.
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Youth villages give Israeli immigrant children a place to belong
Israel's youth villages, first created in the country's earliest years for Holocaust survivors, are now tasked with integrating children from places as disparate as Ethiopia and Russia.
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Modern Parenthood 8-year-old handcuffed for tantrum: Was it the right move?
An 8-year-old girl was handcuffed for a tantrum at her elementary school in Alton, Ill. Would you handcuff an 8-year-old for a tantrum?
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Chapter & Verse A "Netflix for children's books"?
Sproutkin, a new web startup, is launching a children's book subscription service based on the Netflix model.
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Robert Reich Why stocks are up while wages are down
Reich offers four reasons why the stock market is doing so well, while most Americans are doing so poorly.
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Latin America Monitor Mexico: Latin America's second-largest economy lags in digital accessibility
Barely 17 percent of Mexicans have internet access at home, compared to 40 percent of Chileans. High costs are in part blamed for this digital divide.
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Bullied boy dies a day after turning 12
In a suburban Philadelphia school district, a bullied boy dies after being taken off life support. The bullied boy had been in an induced coma for more than a month.
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The imperatives of National Grammar Day
Who knew that a day devoted to good grammar could be so much fun?
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Oregon fourth graders wax philosophical about nature of work
Students in a fourth grade classroom in Eugene, Ore. are tackling tough questions about the ethics and values of work in discussions led by University of Oregon philosophy students.
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Test the teacher? Educators balk at Mexico's reforms
The powerful teachers' union opposes the new education reform enacted this week, but supporters say it could improve competitiveness and boost Mexico's standing in the global economy.
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Chapter & Verse Sandy Hook: Love in the form of 10,000 books
The Student Nonprofit Alliance of Slippery Rock University has received nearly 10,000 books for their "We Can Read!" book drive to honor young readers killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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College tuition: Pay $10,000 for four years?
Universities are experimenting with tuition caps and free online courses as a way to bring down college tuition costs. Ten Texas schools are offering degrees for a total college tuition of $10,000.
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Tax VOX Financial aid: finding better ways to help college students
There are many ideas for improving federal assistance for low-income college students, Rueben writes, including better targeting of higher education tax credits.
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Big East breakup: Who's leaving next?
The Big East breakup is picking up speed: A coalition of seven Catholic schools announced Thursday that their new conference will be up and running for the 2013-2014 school year.
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Coastal Carolina dorm shooting raises question: Should coeds pack heat?
A shooting Tuesday at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., left one student dead. Although campus shootings are rare, the incident rekindles a debate on whether to permit guns on campus.
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Take a lesson from Apple: iTunes U tops 1B downloads
iTunes U has surpassed 1 billion downloads with more than 60 percent of the downloads from outside of the United States.
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Marines T-shirt ban: Superintendent on student's side, not teacher's
A de facto Marines T-shirt ban by one Illinois teacher came under fire by school district administrators who say the shirt worn by a 14-year-old student is within the limits set by the dress code. Now the boy's father wants the dress code to be explicit so Marines T-shirts are not banned again.
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Pakistan textbooks raise debate about 'curriculum of hate'
Government-sanctioned textbooks across Pakistan contain numerous examples of anti-minority and anti-Western language, prompting activists to encourage teachers to stop using them.
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In search of 'swag'
To me, it meant stolen goods; but what did it mean to my teen son?
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Baseball fan can sue: Jury will decide risk of watching ball
An injured baseball fan can sue for damages, ruled the Idaho Supreme Court today. The fan lost an eye after being hit in the face with a foul ball at a minor league game.
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