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Los Angeles Times
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Louis Sahagun
– Feb 18, 7:57 AM
Scientists call it California's “other big one,” and they say it could cause three times as much damage as a major earthquake ripping along the San Andreas Fault. Although it might sound absurd to those who still recall five years of…
Library Planet
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Christian Lauersen
– Feb 19, 2:49 AM
Written by Library Planet editor Christian Lauersen, director of Libraries and Citizen Services in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark. For how to contribute to Library Planet look here: https://libraryplanet.net/contribute/ With it's population of…
Vancouver students are part of a pilot program that scraps letter grades for students grades 4 to 7, opting for a different assessment model. (Source: Vancouver School Board) VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Letter grades on B.C. elementary school…
Google Classroom + Meaningful Feedback = Winning Combination! In this post, we will explore ways to give meaningful feedback in Google Classroom. Feedback is an essential piece of the learning process that often gets overlooked or watered down. As…
The New York Times
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Mark Mazzetti
– Feb 19, 10:09 AM
WASHINGTON — As federal prosecutors in Manhattan gathered evidence late last year about President Trump's role in silencing women with hush payments during the 2016 campaign, Mr. Trump called Matthew G. Whitaker, his newly installed attorney…
