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Ethiopia, Lalibela. Monolithic church of Saint George (Bet Giyorgis in Amharic) in the shape of a cross. The churches of Lalibela is on UNESCO World Heritage List

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April 20, 2018 btwuser 0

Facebook vs. Congress Last week, Election Central brought you the story of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, which resulted in private information of up to 87 […]

Tips for Tests

April 19, 2018 btwuser 0

It’s springtime, and you know what that means: it’s standardized test season again! btw can’t take the test for you, but what we can do […]

YOU DECIDE: Mastery Learning

September 1, 2017 btwuser 0

By now, most schools around the country are back in session after summer break. Are you feeling excited or are you worried about the school year […]

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August 22, 2017 btwuser 0

New Options in Education Do you have a plan for what you want to do when you finish high school? In West Virginia, one of […]

The Battle Over School Vouchers

May 18, 2017 btwuser 0

The argument over private school choice has received a lot of attention in the media lately, with both President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos […]

Accountability and Predictive Modeling

February 17, 2017 btwuser 0

Have you started thinking yet about your plans for after you finish high school? For many students, a university is the next step. However, fewer […]

Head-and-shoulders view of a young boy in the bathtub, looking at the camera with a worried expression as his concerned father tries to wash his hair.

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November 3, 2016 btwuser 0

Bilingual Education Returning to California In 1998, 61 percent of California voters passed Proposition 227, which limited bilingual education in California schools by requiring parents to […]

Selective focus close-up view of a small, transparent glass globe of the earth placed in front of a computer monitor displaying Facebook. The globe creates a fisheye magnification of the word 'facebook' on the screen. As of today, Facebook is the largest social media network on the web. ©dolphfyn / Alamy. MHE World

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May 28, 2016 btwuser 0

EgyptAir Crash Update Earlier this month, EgyptAir Flight 804 disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea. There were 66 people aboard, including crew. The flight departed from […]

President Barack Obama greets Kenmore Middle School eighth-grader Sofia Rios and the other stage participants prior to a bill signing ceremony for S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building South Court Auditorium, Dec. 10, 2015. Standing with Rios from left, Education Secretary Arne Duncan; Lily Eskelsen García, President, National Education Association; Todd Rokita, R-Ind.; Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore.; and House Education Committee Chairman John Kline, R-Minn. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/december-2015-photo-day

Every Student Succeeds Act Signed Into Law

December 21, 2015 btwuser 0

At the start of the school year, btw brought you a story of this country’s history of education reform. Last week, President Obama signed into […]

[President Jimmy Carter (1924-)surrounded by school children in North Carolina]. Photo: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division [LC-DIG-ppmsca-09777]. Thomas J. O'Halloran, photographer.

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August 28, 2015 btwuser 0

Jimmy Carter’s Cancer News The years 1977 to 1981 were turbulent ones for Jimmy Carter, our 39th president of the United States. The country suffered […]