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Watch Teachers Stealth-Prank Their Students, Disco Style

Is this the best teacher prank ever? Who cares, we’re dancing!

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How Colleges Really Make Admissions Decisions

Plus, news on pepper-spraying police, questioning science and accidental admissions

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Class Notes: Apple’s Textbook, Pre-K Cuts and More Education News

Each week, TIME’s Kayla Webley fills you in on the goings on in the education world, everything from pre-K to higher ed.

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Watch: Matt Damon Schools Reporter While Defending Teachers

Matt Damon showed his love for teachers — and after this confrontation, we’re sure teachers are loving Matt Damon right back.

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Reading While Eating for August 2: True or False

Tuesday’s links feature fake romance, fake friendships and an oddly real version of pinball.

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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?

Opponents to the governor's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers protest in the State Capitol in Madison, Wis., Friday, Feb. 18, 2011.

Viral Video: The View From the Front Lines of the Wisconsin Protests

See the thousands of government workers fighting for their rights with an unbridled passion.

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These Kids are Better Than Yours: Tennessee School Requires iPads for All Students

No more pencils, no more books – the iPad “changes everything”, right?

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Britain’s Tuition-Fee Protests Turn Violent

Protests turned violent in London Wednesday, as nearly 100 students occupied Britain’s Conservative Party Headquarters, leading to a standoff with police over the U.K.’s proposal to increase fees and cut government funding of higher education in England.

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Hey Teach, Get off the Facebook: School Bans Teacher-Student Friendships

Online connections? Not in education. Why teachers and students will never be “friends.”