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One month in as a remote teacher, I can tell you which two groups of my students are succeeding. There are the ones who always do well because of ability, accountability, and motivation. And there are the former home-schoolers. Some students fall in both groups, but even my "average&
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Do you support Donald Trump? Are you one of those MAGA disciples? I hate those questions.
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Since his shocking, sad death Sunday, the accolades for Kobe Bryant have poured in, non-stop, much like the way he scored baskets, starring for the rival Los Angeles Lakers. What Bryant did on a basketball court, for so long – averaging 25 points a game for 20 seasons – merits prolonged applause.
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Both Saint Anselm College in Goffstown and the Order of St. Benedict in New Hampshire were established 130 years ago. "Saint Anselm is a Catholic, Benedictine college providing all its students a distinctive liberal arts education," begins the school's mission statement.
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For a stroll down the public school memory lane, Mary Rice Hasson and Theresa Farnan offer this pleasant throwback: "If you're like most Americans, you attended public schools. You emerged with a strong connection to the community, received a good education, and made lifelong friends who shared
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They did not like the way the priest was changing their parish. To be clear, the priest did nothing immoral or illegal. He was bringing Catholic worship to a Catholic church. For that, he was told he "abused" those in the church.
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In her remarks to the National Education Association annual assembly in early July, NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia told the gathering that "we believe that support for public education and public services should never be partisan." Maybe the support is supposed to be neutral.
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There are thousands of immigrants approaching our border; some arriving from inhumane conditions elsewhere. Who should be let in? Who turned away? What is the fairest, most prudent process? Complex questions, all. Clarity, common sense, and compassion are needed from our leaders.