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Why Are Great Teachers Leaving the Classroom?

With so much focus about getting bad teachers out of the classroom, we're letting the really effective ones slip out the door.

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South Korea's Making the Switch to Digital Textbooks

No more heavy backpacks. South Korea is investing $2 billion to develop digital textbooks for all schools by 2015.

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Follow Florida's Lead: Why More States Should Switch to Digital Textbooks in Schools Now

All of Florida's public schools will switch to digital textbooks by 2015. Yes, it sounds expensive, but other states should be following suit.

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Point and Shoot: Is It Legal to Take Pictures of Factory Farms?

As authorities in Florida try to make taking photos of farms illegal, James Reeves traces the law's Red Scare roots and offers some legal tips.

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Duke and UNC Adopt Caps and Gowns Made Out of Recycled Plastic Bottles

Good news: A new fabric called GreenWeaver, spun from molten plastic pellets, is being used for the graduation gear by a growing list of schools.

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New $15 minimum wage a 'huge win for the working people' of Florida and Portland, Maine

In Florida, it was illegal to have a vegetable garden in your front lawn. This couple fought back and won.

Florida State Employees Reportedly Banned from Saying “Climate Change” (What Could Possibly Go Wrong?)

Since When Do We Penalize Feeding the Hungry?

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A City Education: How Do We Really Help Homeless Students?

In America, Race Is More Than a Backdrop

The problem with a "colorblind" approach to the Zimmerman trial is it assumes race is not a determining factor. In America, that's never true.

Burned to a Stump, a Tree Older Than Jesus is Replaced by its Clone

A 3,500-year-old tree burned to the ground by a Florida woman, only to be rescued by a cloning experiment long forgotten.

People Are Awesome: Teen Arrested For Science Experiment Now Heading to Space Camp

The charges against Kiera Wilmot have been dropped and former NASA engineer Homer Hickam's sending Kiera Wilmot and her twin sister to space camp.

Want Kids to Become Scientists? Don't Arrest Them For Experimenting

There's no reason for a student to be arrested and charged with two felonies for doing a science experiment.

It Takes a Village: Wrestling Invasive Reptiles in the Everglades

What do you call three guys headed into the Everglades with guns, "poking sticks" and the intent to kill Burmese pythons?

The $10,000 College Degree? It Might Be Coming to Florida

It looks like Texas Governor Rick Perry's call for a $10,000 college degree idea is faring better than his failed Presidential bid. In 2011,...

Why Won't Chipotle Sign the Fair Food Agreement?

Some simple changes would give Florida tomato pickers a living wage and humane conditions and give you a burrito to be proud of.

Why Are Great Teachers Leaving the Classroom?

With so much focus about getting bad teachers out of the classroom, we're letting the really effective ones slip out the door.

Follow Florida's Lead: Why More States Should Switch to Digital Textbooks in Schools Now

All of Florida's public schools will switch to digital textbooks by 2015. Yes, it sounds expensive, but other states should be following suit.

Extremist vs. Extremist: The Consequences of Burning a Koran

Why Muslims retaliating against a Christian pastor says nothing about either Islam or Christianity.

Why We Should Have Watched This Terry Jones Koran-Burning Video

The horrific response to the extremist Florida pastor's publicity stunt is one compelling reason for media to pay attention to hate-mongers.

Point and Shoot: Is It Legal to Take Pictures of Factory Farms?

As authorities in Florida try to make taking photos of farms illegal, James Reeves traces the law's Red Scare roots and offers some legal tips.

How to Sell High-Speed Rail, Mad Men Style

Watch the Mad Men geniuses of marketing brainstorm ways to sell America on high-speed rail.

Duke and UNC Adopt Caps and Gowns Made Out of Recycled Plastic Bottles

Good news: A new fabric called GreenWeaver, spun from molten plastic pellets, is being used for the graduation gear by a growing list of schools.

Dietary Supplements: Gay Beer and Broccoli Corridors

Tongue cancer, gay beer, and the East Coast Broccoli Corridor feature in today's daily roundup of what we're reading at GOOD Food HQ. Enjoy!

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The problem with a "colorblind" approach to the Zimmerman trial is it assumes race is not a determining factor. In America, that's never true.

A 3,500-year-old tree burned to the ground by a Florida woman, only to be rescued by a cloning experiment long forgotten.

The charges against Kiera Wilmot have been dropped and former NASA engineer Homer Hickam's sending Kiera Wilmot and her twin sister to space camp.

There's no reason for a student to be arrested and charged with two felonies for doing a science experiment.

What do you call three guys headed into the Everglades with guns, "poking sticks" and the intent to kill Burmese pythons?

It looks like Texas Governor Rick Perry's call for a $10,000 college degree idea is faring better than his failed Presidential bid. In 2011,...

Some simple changes would give Florida tomato pickers a living wage and humane conditions and give you a burrito to be proud of.

With so much focus about getting bad teachers out of the classroom, we're letting the really effective ones slip out the door.

No more heavy backpacks. South Korea is investing $2 billion to develop digital textbooks for all schools by 2015.

All of Florida's public schools will switch to digital textbooks by 2015. Yes, it sounds expensive, but other states should be following suit.

Why Muslims retaliating against a Christian pastor says nothing about either Islam or Christianity.

The horrific response to the extremist Florida pastor's publicity stunt is one compelling reason for media to pay attention to hate-mongers.

As authorities in Florida try to make taking photos of farms illegal, James Reeves traces the law's Red Scare roots and offers some legal tips.

Watch the Mad Men geniuses of marketing brainstorm ways to sell America on high-speed rail.

Good news: A new fabric called GreenWeaver, spun from molten plastic pellets, is being used for the graduation gear by a growing list of schools.

Tongue cancer, gay beer, and the East Coast Broccoli Corridor feature in today's daily roundup of what we're reading at GOOD Food HQ. Enjoy!

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