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 In Goyal’s vision of American education, students’ passion would be the driver of education, limited only by their teachers’ ability to facilitate creativity, innovation and critical thinking.

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The Illinois Family Institute (IFI) recently encouraged parents to demand their children be removed from classes taught by teachers who voice support for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community.

IFI suggests that liberal teachers are vocal about their politics and, because of this, are easily identifiable. According to the group, “Students usually know who the liberal, activist teachers are. Liberal teachers develop reputations, often as the ‘cool’ teachers.” Everyone would like to consider themselves a “cool” teacher, but are you “cool” in the way the Illinois Family Institute suggests? Are you vocal in your tolerance of the LGBT community and your support of LGBT students? Take the cool teacher quiz to find out if IFI would consider you cool.

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Wayne Enterprises is a company based in Gotham City with vast, diverse holdings specializing in technological development, applied sciences, charitable endowments, and grappling hook manufacture. Bruce Wayne, who holds an MBA from Yale, is the nominal CEO and majority shareholder, although day-to-day operations are overseen by CFO Lucius Fox owing to Mr. Wayne’s laissez-faire attitude towards his corporate holdings.

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Ken Jennings couldn’t.

The man who made history in 2004 by winning 74 consecutive rounds of Jeopardy wasn’t able to figure out the short story presented to eighth graders across New York during a reading exam this past April. The story, which has gone down in infamy (it even has its own Facebook page), involves a talking pineapple that challenges a hare to a race and is subsequently eaten by all the animals in the forest. The moral of the story? Pineapples don’t have sleeves. If you’re confused, you’re not alone.

Click here to take the test!

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One of the most controversial topics in American politics over the past 40 years has unquestionably been the regulation of controlled substances. 

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We’ve pulled together objective information on scheduling, effects/symptoms and outcomes of various substances regulated by the Controlled Substances Act to give you a better idea of why some of these controversies might exist.

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As the two best teams in the NBA, the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder, battle to become the 2012 World Champions, we thought it would be fun to compare the numbers between the stars of the finals and some of the best known MBA holders in the world.

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Governors from two states that continue ordering school lunch meat containing lean finely textured beef — also known as “pink slime” — received thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from its producer, according to campaign finance reports published by the National Institute on Money in State Politics.

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Books Written by Teachers

Buried deep within the hearts of many teachers is a burning desire to become a published author. For some, the dream becomes reality. Below is list of books written by teachers, a category that includes some of the greatest and most imaginative literary works of the past century.

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Science and cheerleading are two disciplines that usually aren’t associated with each other. But Darlene Cavalier, a former Philadelphia 76ers cheerleader who holds a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, found common ground for her two interests in 2008 when she combined her cheerleading experience with a passion for science and founded ScienceCheerleader.com.

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