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Pullmann cuts through Common Core
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Pullmann cuts through Common Core

Bad things, sometimes, take time. The Ed Sullivan-era musical satirist Tom Lehrer enjoyed shocking his audiences with piano-driven ditties about educational experiments describing “new math,” a teaching method where students are encouraged to focus on concepts over practice. After singing a complicated word problem to his audience, Lehrer would grin and declare, “It’s so simple,...

Citizens, councilmen say new welcome signs are small, hard to read
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Citizens, councilmen say new welcome signs are small, hard to read

A fresh wave of discontent has spread among councilmen, citizens, and students over what they say is unnecessarily small lettering on the recently installed welcome signs, which read “Home of Hillsdale College,” making it difficult for passing motorists to read. At an Oct. 3 city council meeting, Councilman Bruce Sharp said he was unable to...