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Wednesday Words: Supermoon, Store d’Oeuvres and More

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

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British School Bans Students From Using Slang and ‘Text Speak’

Administrators say the ban will help students impress future employers.

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Fresno School Superintendent Takes $800,000 Salary Cut

A California school superintendent is providing his students and teachers with a heartening example of civic sacrifice.

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Gay and Lesbian Lessons May Be Mandatory in California

If Gov. Jerry Brown signs a new California bill, gay education might soon make its way into state textbooks. It would also be the first time a state has made gay education compulsory.

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Reading While Eating For June 30: Pancakes, Penguins and Positivity

Today’s links highlight news and technology that are both eye-opening and delicious.

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To Cut Costs, Pennsylvania School Uses Sheep As Lawnmowers

A central Pennsylvania school has a clever tool to keep its grass in perfect condition: sheep.

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College Donors Want to Make Ayn Rand’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’ Required Reading

A former chairman of a bank holding company loves Ayn Rand and is committed to spreading her philosophy? Color us shocked!

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‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill May Ban Tennessee Teachers From Discussing Homosexuality

Because if you don’t talk about something, it doesn’t exist, right?

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Ohio Mom Jailed for Sending Her Kids to a Better School

Much of the poltical rhetoric on education reform has centered on the ability of parents to send their children to better schools, particularly in situations where they were forced to send them to schools that were failing. But in the case of Kelley Williams-Bolar, her desire to get her children better educational placement landed her [...]

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New Research Shows Testing, Not Cramming, Key To Learning

Turns out, studying for hours on end isn’t the best way to learn something new. Great, now they tell us.