The Editor’s Notes
A new report by the National Center for Children and Families at Teachers College, Columbia University, calls on policymakers to focus on diversity in early education.
The University of North Carolina-CH will examine food and food studies as its 2015-17 university-wide academic theme. Food for All: Local and Global Perspectives will challenge all areas of the University to examine wide-ranging topics from food cultures and nutrition, to food security, world hunger, agricultural economics, resource management, sustainable development, climate change and international trade, according to the press release.
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American students might be better at math than you think
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Estimates Emerge on Number of Students With Same-Sex Parents
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CMS would have trouble meeting state online testing requirement
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N.C. Lawmakers Push Several Education Bills Before Legislative Deadline
