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Christian, who taught chemistry and biology at Peabody and was a curriculum coach at Allderdice High school before retiring in December, wanted to give city school kids something positive to do during...

Pensioners have seen the cost of the goods and services they use soar by more than a third during the past 10 years, research has showed. The rate at which the cost of living for pensioners is risin...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A homeless man sentenced to 65 years in prison for killing an elderly woman while burglarizing her home has lost his first appeal. The Indiana Court of Appeals found that Ricky Nel...

Christopher Middleton talks to GridClub members

Rikki Hunt Taylor is filled with fire and educational jargon. When the Takoma Educational Center's new principal describes her vision for the school, she promises "a data-driven culture" and teachers committed to "differentiated instruction."

The issue that has roiled U.S.-Turkish relations in recent months -- how to characterize the mass killing of Armenians in 1915 -- has set off a dispute over politics and academic freedom at an institute housed at Georgetown University.

Three times in the past four years, the forces of nature have added their own special effects -- rain, wind and sometimes lightning -- to the traditional Fourth of July celebration on the Mall. Last night it happened again, with repeated drenchings that forced people to seek shelter under trees, ...

FEARS are being raised that class sizes in Edinburgh are on the increase as a direct result of council budget cuts.

TWO Edinburgh scientists have been awarded research fellowships as part of a scheme that aims to promote the role of women working in science.

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