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Indiana Governor Hits Common Core Pause Button

Joy Pullmann
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May 13, 2013
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a bill to reconsider Common Core national education standards and analyze its costs.

Put Parents in Charge of Education

John Conlin
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May 11, 2013
It took just eight years and 56 days for the United States to deliver on President John F. Kennedy’s pledge to put a man on the moon.

Georgia Charters Create Alternative Teacher Pipeline

Isabel Lyman
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May 10, 2013
Georgia charter schools have started their own first-in-the nation teacher certification program that is already inspiring charters in other states. 

Issue #90: Extreme Weather Events Becoming less Frequent

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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May 10, 2013
Almost every type of extreme weather event has become less frequent and less severe in recent years as our planet continues its modest warming in the wake of the Little Ice Age.

Heat Advisory

David L. Applegate
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May 10, 2013
A viewer is suing Dr. Oz for causing the viewer to burn his feet. Popular TV host Dr.

No Warming in Antarctica, Satellite Data Show

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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May 10, 2013
Antarctic temperatures are not rising at all and have slightly declined during the past 33 years, satellite data show.

Human Face of Obamacare’s Broken Promises Becoming Visible

Dean Clancy
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May 09, 2013
Virtually all the costs of the so-called Affordable Care Act—Obamacare—have been invisible thus far. But that is beginning to change.

States Reaffirm Cursive Instruction

Ashley Bateman
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May 09, 2013
Several states have passed legislation requiring public schools to teach cursive to fill in after adopting Common Core national standards, which do not require cursive.

Effects of Temperature on Mortality in Nairobi, Kenya

Craig Idso
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May 09, 2013
Even in places that are appreciated for their relative warmth, a change in the weather or shifting of the seasons to cooler conditions, rather than an equivalent increase in warmth, is typically th

Online 'Marketplace Fairness Act' Could Tax Your 401(k)



John Berlau
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May 09, 2013
The U.S. Senate recently passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would force online retailers to collect sales taxes for states in which purchasers reside.
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