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Chip dreams: Young tech workers are flocking to Taiwan
When Hans Juliano was looking to go abroad for a master’s degree in semiconductors, the Indonesian...
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Seattle Is Getting Rid of Gifted Schools in a Bid to Increase Equity
Education When schools get rid of advanced offerings, they hurt smart, underprivileged students. Seattle is getting...
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School absences have ‘exploded’ almost everywhere
In Anchorage, affluent families set off on ski trips and other lengthy vacations, with the assumption...
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Libraries struggle to afford e-books, seek new laws in fight with publishers
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Whenever bestselling author Robin Cook releases a new medical thriller, the head of...