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And evidently, Scotland is not alone in this. Across the West, education is now treated merely as a path to a job - a utilitarian accoutrement of employment policy - rather than what it is: the ...

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Hilarie Dyson Green sat Sunday afternoon in the dining area of a Hilton hotel outside Los Angeles, choking back tears as she reflected on all that had changed. Just five days earlier, she and her ...

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B. Pladek's speculative tale about the dark future of education, 'Teach Them a Story to Teach Them Kindness,' appears on io9 ...

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It’s very difficult to do a Best Of list when it comes to something like TV, because there are so many shows to choose from and so little time in the day. Scrolling through my own list below, it ...