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The Most Literate American Cities Are College Towns

Amazon's ranked its top 20 most well-read cities according to book sales, and college towns are winning.

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Outsourcing Education: Does It Matter If Someone in India Corrected Your College Paper?

That paper you think was corrected by a professor actually might have been marked up by someone halfway across the globe.

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Mock Slave Auctions: How Not to Teach Kids About America's History

When it come to educating kids about slavery, teachers should think twice about the appropriateness of their hands on learning activities.

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Ikea Using U.S. for Cheap Labor, Behaving Ruthlessly American

Virginians were thrilled to get new jobs at a Ikea's U.S. factory. Then, instead of being all Swedish and swell, it was toil and torment.

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An English Teacher is First Known American Casualty in Japan

A 24-year-old English teacher is the first known American casualty of the tsunami.

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Spread the Word: Send a Quick Message of Hope to an Innocent Prisoner

Thomas Haynesworth is an innocent man whose freedom is in sight. Send him a quick message of hope and support here.

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Obama Health Care Bill Ruled Unconstitutional: What Does It Mean?

A central provision of the Obama Administration's overhaul of health care has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in Virginia.

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Verizon Asks Permission to Stop Delivering Phone Books

Two more states and the District are close to abandoning the unnecessary, wasteful paper phone book.