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N.H. Still Waiting For No Child Left Behind Flexibility

New Hampshire will have to wait a little longer for more flexibility from the federal education law No Child Left Behind. The US Department of Education granted three more states waivers today, but New Hampshire was not on the list. ... [Published NHPR - 15 mins ago]

Entities: US Department of Education, Waiver, Education

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Texas Company Scraps Controversial Lesson Plan System

1:39 pmAfter uproar over some lesson plans some conservatives deemed un-American, a Texas company has decided scrap a curriculum system used by 877 school districts that were too small or too poor to produce their own."The CSCOPE era is over," Texas state ... [Published NHPR - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Dan Patrick, Boston Tea Party, Glenn Beck

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

The Little Metronome That Wouldn't

If this wasn't a science page, if this happened 3,000 years ago in, say, a Middle Eastern desert, I would call it a Miracle. But it's not. It's just a plain, ordinary moment of "wow!"First, the beginner's version. A man takes a bunch of metronomes, sets ... [Published NHPR - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Jack Nicholson

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Judd Gregg

Former Sen. Gregg Named CEO Of Wall Street Lobbying Group

Former U.S. Senator Judd Gregg has been named chief executive officer of a Wall Street lobbying firm.The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association on Monday. Before being elected to the Senate, Gregg served two terms as governor of New Hampshire. ... [Published NHPR - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Judd Gregg, Wall Street, Securities Industry And Financial Markets Assoc..., US House of Representatives

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Poverty, Still Coming To A Suburb Near You

When you think about poverty, you might picture dilapidated urban neighborhoods or rural areas. But a new book says the rate of poverty in the suburbs has grown by 64 percent in the past decade, and doesn't show signs of stopping. Host Michel Martin speaks ... [Published NHPR - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Michel Martin

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Christine Ha: From MasterChef To Home Kitchen

When Christine Ha won MasterChef in 2012, she blew the reality TV show judges away with her Vietnamese influenced cooking. But what really impressed viewers was that she had total control in the kitchen, even though she's blind. Host Michel Martin speaks ... [Published NHPR - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Masterchef, Michel Martin, judges

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

'Scandal' Creates Twitter Frenzy

Social media was ablaze during the season finale of ABC's hit political thriller Scandal. Host Michel Martin asks Gene Demby, blogger for NPR's Code Switch team, what it is about the show that makes it ripe for Twitter chatter — especially among African ... [Published NHPR - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Twitter, Michel Martin, African-Americans

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Asian-Americans: Smart, High-Incomes And ... Poor?

Asian-Americans have the highest income and education levels of any racial group in the country. So it might be surprising that they have a higher poverty rate than non-Hispanic whites. Michel Martin discusses the issue with Algernon Austin of the Economic ... [Published NHPR - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Asian-Americans, Michel Martin, Economic Policy Institute

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Photo Slideshow: In And Around Millennium's Pennsylvania Casino

2 Pillsbury Street, 6th Floor, Concord NH 03301 T: 603-228-8910 or 800-639-4131 F: 603-224-6052 E: email us ... [Published NHPR - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Casino

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'Cheating' Can Be An Effective Learning Strategy

It's the end of the semester here at UC Berkeley, and I've got testing on my mind. I'm not the only one; across campus, instructors are engaged in the arduous task of grading quickly and fairly while students sigh with relief as they exit their final, ... [Published NHPR - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Dannel Malloy, Ecology, American Psychological Association

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Can A Piece of Hair Reveal How Much Coke Or Pepsi You Drink?

One way to know how much soda people drink is to ask them.The problem? We tend to underestimate, lie or forget what we've consumed.And this is a challenge for researchers who study the . A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition explains a technique ... [Published NHPR - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Alanine, Pepsi, Carbon

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..." That is, curriculums should be able to be reviewed by parents or some other Texas entity. Patrick said the "future legislation would take a deeper look at online curriculum that private companies might develop to fill the void left by CSCOPE."

Texas Company Scraps Controversial Lesson Plan System [Published NHPR - 2 hours ago]

"Sure, in theory we could run your son's hair and find out if he's quaffing on the sly" O'Brien says

Can A Piece of Hair Reveal How Much Coke Or Pepsi You Drink? [Published NHPR - 5 hours ago]

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