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Jazz Legend Mixes Tunes for Global Cause
Chicago native and jazz czar Herbie Hancock made his name in the music industry during the 1960s as…
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Megacities of Today and Tomorrow
For the first time in human history, more of the world's people live in cities than in rural areas.…
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'Pay for Performance' Draws Differing Opinions
Paying teachers based on their performance has caught on nationwide in the last year. And it's due …
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President Obama Back on the Campaign Trail
President Obama has been back on the campaign trail lately, working to convince the Democrats and p…
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Program Promotes Higher Minority Graduation Rates
In the United States 40 percent of black and Latino students who begin at four-year colleges and un…
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Recession Weakening Labor Unions
The current recession has severely undercut the bargaining power of labor unions and workers' abili…
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Teachers Put to the Test in D.C. Public Schools
In most school districts around the country, teachers have what's called "tenure" - a level of job …
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Democrats and Republicans Vie For Redistricting Powers
As the nation focuses on the highly anticipated national midterm elections, heated races are underw…
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Esperanza Spalding's Spin on Jazz
At the age of 5 it was the PBS show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood that spawned the career of jazz phe…
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Getting Out the Youth Vote in Indiana
Indiana University's 40,000 students form a powerful voting bloc that can swing the outcome of elec…
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