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School gets 'SAT Word of the Day' wrong - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post - 7 views

  • Some mistakes are more amusing than others. This one counts in the “slightly embarrassing but no harm done” category:
    • Kelly Olds
       
      Shana, try not to do this even though it is really funny!
  • That’s not what “aptitude” actually means, which someone evidently realized, resulting in this e-mail:
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Spell of spring weather arrives in Baltimore - baltimoresun.com - 7 views

    • Katie Showalter
       
      I wish we had like 30 snow days. :(
    • Luke Simon
       
      Does anyone know what kind of flowers these are???
  • Wednesday morning started out freezing, but it feels like spring already.
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    • Greg Churchill
       
      I hate Winter. There's something kinda screwy about looking forward to high temps in the 50s. Bring on the Summer! Of course, being a teacher, and off work during the summer makes me like the heat even more.
    • Luke Simon
       
      Ditto.
    • Kelly Olds
       
      I wonder when the cherry blossoms will bloom
    • Luke Simon
       
      Right click to find out
  • Wednesday morning started out freezing, but it feels like spring already
  • The National Weather Service was predicting a high of 63 today and 68 tomorrow.
    • JoAnne Dement
       
      Global warming?
  • It's welcome news for many who didn't mind the mild winter and are ready for spring already. But I've spoken with some businesses that suffered through the winter season and have now given up on snow as a lost cause. At Liberty Mountain Resort in southern Pennsylvania, the ski season ended Sunday, a week or two earlier than normal. That was after warm weather pushed the season to a late start.
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  • for many who didn't mind the mild winter and are ready for spring already. But
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    this is about spring
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Education Week American Education News Site of Record - 3 views

  • Hispanic students were twice as likely as white students to repeat a grade, according to the latest federal survey
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Education Week: Educators Evaluate Learning Benefits of iPad - 12 views

    • Liz Morrison
       
      Really great article : )
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    Looks like a good article!
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Apple's Steve Jobs Was a Pioneer in Education Technology - Digital Education - Educatio... - 1 views

  • The iPhone, meanwhile, has helped give rise to an education app culture that has convinced a growing number of educators to advocate allowing students to bring their own mobile computing devices to class as educational tools.
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No Child Left Behind: President Barack Obama willing to grant waivers to states - balti... - 0 views

  • About one-third of Maryland schools have been labeled as failing, and that group was expected to grow significantly in the next two years.
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