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Recent Examples of academicsThese boards, comprised of academics and civic leaders, are tasked with upholding academic integrity while ensuring institutional accountability.—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The new, more faithful texts Library of America established have been a service to both readers and scholars, and are the ones that now appear in Vintage paperback editions.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
Think tanks and scholars seeking to explain this moment of collective catharsis searched for causes outside Cuba.
In a news release shared with CBS News Texas, the district said teachers who work directly in a classroom with children as the teacher of record will get an automatic 5% salary increase for the upcoming 2026-27 school year.
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Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
Across the world, groups of activists, teachers and psychologists are tackling one of the planet's most daunting problems with laughter, dancing, hugs and most especially joy.
And, with the insights gleaned from this study, organizations can spot toxic leadership and also educators who might want to guide individuals with darker traits towards healthier choices, Phys reports.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
This year’s semifinalists were selected from 888 nominees by a panel of arts educators, who reviewed applications, performance videos, portfolios, film samples and artistic résumés.
But a few years before our discovery, researchers found that the same protein [called TDP-43] is found in the spinal cords of patients with ALS and in the brains of patients with FTD.
Student Tania Perkins told the Star-Telegram Choi did not return to lead a dance class that evening, and students were subsequently told other instructors would cover Choi’s courses through the end of the semester.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
On-site instructors guide you through the basics, from grip to release, so even first-timers can step up and take a swing with confidence.
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
Both phases will require workers – mostly schoolteachers and government officials – to go door-to-door to collect information.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Jiri Lehecka was raised by schoolteachers in a small village north of Prague in the Czech Republic, urged to focus on academics and play as many sports as possible and treat them as hobbies.