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Education Apr 24

Is cursive handwriting slowly dying out in America?

For centuries, the educated, wealthy and refined could be distinguished by their ability to put quill to parchment to create beautiful, flowing letters. The delicately formed cursive letters of the America’s Declaration of Independence helped form a nation. But that…

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College Board redesigns the SAT

One of the most frequently taken college admission exams in America has just undergone a significant makeover. The College Board, which administers the SAT, announced Wednesday the first major changes to the test since 2005. The changes, which will not…

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It’s hard not to smile and move to the beat when you see Katie McLiver’s first grade classroom dancing to some of their favorite songs. The students at Fox Hill Elementary School in suburban Indianapolis do the “Sid Shuffle” with…

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Coach Tom recommends his favorite games for a classroom ‘brain break’

Tom O'Neill, or Coach Tom, is the Playworks coordinator at Fox Hill Elementary. He makes sure kids have organized games to play at recess and visits each classroom regularly to give kids "brain breaks," a short time away from classwork where…

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Feds issue new school guidelines to curb overly zealous ‘zero-tolerance’ policies

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The 2012 Program for International Student Assessment are out, revealing how more than 60 countries compare with one another in reading, math and science.

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