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March 24, 2010

The New K-12 Standards Debate

Peter Wood

Under pressure, 48 states have proposed common standards for grades K-12. Some of them are having second thoughts. What do you think?

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March 23, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

Articles of interest from student newspapers at colleges across the country.

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March 23, 2010

Fanfare on NAS Homepage

Ashley Thorne

NAS.org now greets readers with a festive fanfare; these are the opening bars of Gateways, the title piece of the 2001 album by composer Daniel Asia.

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March 23, 2010

Race Tracking

Ashley Thorne

UMass computer scientists design math tutoring software that matches students with digital coaches according to their race and ethnicity. What message does that send students?

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