The White House announces Thursday that 10 states will receive waivers from the No Child Left Behind law.
Under the deal, the states must show they will prepare children for college and for the workplace. It sets new targets for achievement, rewarding the best performing schools and helping the schools that are not performing.
When author Judy Blume published her “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” in 1972, she introduced the world to Fudge, a toddler who makes his older brother Peter’s life miserable. We look back on the book with Blume.
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Nik Wallenda is busy practicing for a tight rope walk across the Niagara Falls, the first attempt ever.
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For many people, this time of year is an occasion for road trips — up and down the coasts, across the U.S., through Europe. For Robert Kaster, it was a time to venture along the most ancient roads of all time: the Appian Way in Italy.
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