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    A Billionaire Mathematician’s Life of Ferocious Curiosity
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    The Innovative School That Helps Students Succeed By Encouraging Them to Fail
    Draper University of Heroes wants its students to take big chances in business and beyond.
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    Congratulations to these kids for making incredible music from trash!
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    Homework, Sleep, and the Student Brain
    At some point, every parent wishes their high school aged student would go to bed earlier as well as find time to pursue their own passions
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    A Problem With the Common Core
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    Are Schools Asking to Drug Kids for Better Test Scores?
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    Classroom heroes: Amid violence, teachers committed to children's learning
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    LEGO To Release Female Scientist Figurines!
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    Best, Brightest and Rejected: Elite Colleges Turn Away Up to 95%
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    50 Inspiring Children’s Books with a Positive Message
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    Our Crazy College Crossroads
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    Inspiring moments in the classroom. They happen and they matter
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