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Math study finds girls are just as good as boys
Sixteen years after Barbie dolls declared, "Math class is tough!" girls are proving that when it comes to math they are just as tough as boys. In the largest study of its kind, girls measured up to boys in every grade, from second through 11th. The research was released Thursday in the journal Science.
Cal Thomas: A school for scoundrels
Despite a report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom that the Islamic Saudi Academy in Alexandria, Va., has continued to use textbooks that teach hatred of everyone not of their specific brand of faith, the U.S. State Department has yet to act to close down the school.
Learning gains stressed for young students
A high-ranking official for a national nonprofit organization that represents state boards of education says that when it comes to serving young learners as part of a comprehensive education, America lacks vision.
'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' turns 100
"In the seventh inning, fans all get up and sing 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game,' and they're already there. ... Why would somebody that's there get up and sing 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game?' The first person to do it must have been a moron." - former pitcher Larry Andersen.  World War II dog tag, ring returned to GI's familyThe family of a missing World War II veteran finally has a bit of closure.  Fannie, Freddie sink on government rescue fearsFears that the government will be forced to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could well become a self-fulfilling prophecy.  Washington's boyhood home found, but no hatchetThe archaeologists were delighted to at last find the remains of George Washington's boyhood home but got stumped when they looked for evidence of the cherry tree and rusty hatchet.
Pro-gun groups file lawsuit vs. Chicago gun ban
Pro-gun groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a long-standing Chicago handgun ban only hours after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down a similar ban in the District of Columbia. |
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