Amanda Thieroff
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The 'Courage' to Graduate
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From: Learning Matters
Khalil Osiris’ “Circle of Courage” is one strategy the Booker T. Washington middle school is using to try and help students stay out of trouble and pass their classes. But ...
Hide and Seek
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From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Geocaching is a high tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices.
The Great Stephan
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From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Steven Cornish loves magic. He goes by “The Great Stephan,” and he performs as a magician in Lewiston, Maine.
Detroit: paying the piper, calling the tune?
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From: Learning Matters
Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb was brought in to fix a school system that's a big mess. But who's paying his salary? Private foundations that support charter schools.