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The Latest: Overall scores steady on Indiana’s ISTEP exam

TheRepublic.com 

INDIANAPOLIS — The Latest on results of Indiana’s ISTEP standardized exams (all times local): 11:25 a.m. Student scores on Indiana’s ISTEP standardized exams remained steady from last year after pass rates tumbled two years ago following an overhaul of the test. Figures released Wednesday by state education officials show that 51.5 percent of students in

NATO’s new southern hub seeks to counter threats early

Stars and Stripes 

NATO will work to thwart threats to its southern borders with a new information hub that will collect data from Mideast and African countries where political unrest and economic strife can breed terrorism, drug smuggling and human trafficking.



US can ensure World Cup berth with wins in last 2 qualifiers

TheRepublic.com 

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Relieved after gaining a huge point in the tropical heat, U.S. players headed home Wednesday knowing their math for an eighth straight World Cup trip is clear. Wins against Panama on Oct. 6 and at last-place Trinidad and Tobago four days later will ensure a trip to Russia next June.

Wealth alone cannot account for Europe’s low birth rates

The Economist 

JULIAN ASSANGE, the founder of WikiLeaks and apparently an amateur demographer, is worried about Europe’s declining birth rate. In a recent tweet he posited that “Capitalism + atheism + feminism = sterility = migration”, and noted that the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy are all childless.

5 retired teachers share the biggest lessons students have taught them

BusinessInsider.com 

Getty Images / Robert Benson

Kids may spend the better part of 12 years inside a classroom as students, but teachers can spend three times as long in those classrooms over their careers.

It shouldn't be a surprise that a great deal of learning takes place at the head of the class.

Business Insider spoke with a handful of retired teachers from across the country to better understand what lessons students have passed on to them over the years.

Here are their responses. Читать дальше...

The Downsides of School Uniforms

The New Yorker 

Mark Oppenheimer writes about the rise in popularity of school uniforms, and whether uniform policies positively or negatively affect students.

Top 5 Conflicts in Nigeria and their causes

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

Top 5 causes of conflict in Nigeria! Look at the major reasons why Nigerians fight with each other. Ethnic, religious and political tensions are discussed!

German mayor resigns after dispute over ‘Hitler bell’

TheRepublic.com 

BERLIN — A small-town mayor in Germany is resigning following outrage over comments he made suggesting that the Nazi period wasn’t all bad. Roland Becker, the mayor of Herxheim am Berg, said in a statement Wednesday that he considered himself the victim in a dispute over a so-called ‘Hitler bell’ hanging in the town church.

Listen Here: Songs from "Bone Crown" by Marah in the Mainsail

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Marah in the Mainsail's second full-length album, "Bone Crown," is a concept album that comes with a short story, with each section of the story corresponding to the song. The recorded version of the story was read by Dan Smith…





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