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Math tests for kindergartners?
The city is asking public school principals to consider giving math tests to kindergartners, a proposal that comes amid debate over the growing use of standardized tests nationwide.

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Mom finds U.S. lagging in early education
That's my girl, I thought, as Olivia tore away from us to join the other 5-year-olds for circle time -- legs crossed, hand stick-straight in the air in response to the teacher's question about how the kids spent Father's Day.

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U.S. Colleges' Green Grade: C-
Campuses may be getting greener, but college curriculums are falling behind in teaching students the basics of global warming and sustainability

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Harvard reclaims No. 1 spot on list of nation's top schools
Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, claiming sole possession of the No. 1 spot for the first time in 12 years.

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College chiefs urge new debate on drinking age
College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.

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A Homeschooling Win in California
In a stunning reversal of its own ruling, a California court says it's O.K. for uncredentialed parents to homeschool their kids. But regulatory questions remain

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Living with autism in college
When Dan Hackett started college, he didn't make the grades he knew he could.

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Tips for minimum wage earners
The Federal minimum wage is increasing to $6.55 an hour today. But for most folks facing higher prices on everything from a gallon of milk to a gallon of gas, it's still getting harder to make ends meet.

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Study: Medical students show racial bias
Edna sits on an examining table ready and alert -- she wants answers about the lump in her breast.

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More colleges move toward optional SATs
Jen Wang of Short Hills, New Jersey, took her first SAT when she was in sixth grade, long before she would start filling out college applications.

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