For English, teachers advise: ‘Think like a communicator’

Jaipur: To excel in Class 12 English exam, teachers advise students to stop acting like a bookworm and start thinking like a ...
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Write a letter to a friend and win a trip to Switzerland: CBSE launches special contest for students aged 9–15

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced an exciting national-level competition for school students that ...

Maine Teacher Prep Programs Call Foul After Getting F’s for How They Teach Reading

The National Council on Teacher Quality has given failing grades to three public universities in Maine for how their teacher preparation programs teach reading ...
Orlando Sentinel

Miss Manners: How can I make my friend stop playing with her food?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of my friends endlessly plays with the food she does not want to eat, without ever signaling by the position of her cutlery that she has finished. So all of her fellow diners ...
The Economist

It’s fire season for finance, writes Ken Miller

IT IS NOW just over 17 years since the financial crash triggered by the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, and American stockmarkets are again at or near all-time highs. The two main drivers of investor ...
The Atlantic

The Problem With Letting AI Do the Grunt Work

One of the first sentences I was ever paid to write was “Try out lighter lip stick colors, like peach or coral.” Fresh out of college in the mid 2010s, I’d scored a copy job for a how-to website. An ...
Reuters

Exclusive: Nigeria's NNPC eyes stake sales in some oil and gas assets, invites bids, document shows

LAGOS, Dec 29 (Reuters) - NNPC Limited, the state-owned energy company of top African oil producer Nigeria, plans to sell stakes in some of its oil and gas assets and has called for bids, according to ...
Slate

What We Learned From Our Biggest Parenting Triumphs and Fails

The ‘Rents reflect on 2025 and look ahead to what they hope to take into the new year with them. Plus! Poetry! If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone ...
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Cat-and-mouse game among agricultural union leaders, the new “leaders” at the roadblocks remain an unknown X, government keeps its invitation to dialogue open

Newer generations of producers seeking an active role at the roadblocks and adopting the “logic of the square and confrontation” are clouding the landscape of negotiations. “Significant steps have ...
Jambands

Anders Osborne Extends Invitation to NOLA Birthday Bash Featuring Dave Malone, Jackie Greene, Lindsay Lou and More

On Saturday, May 2, 2026, Anders Orborne will host a night of music to celebrate his 60th birthday at New Orleans’ Civic Theatre. The Swedish-born, Crescent City-based guitarist will take inspiration ...
Concord Monitor

Granite Geek: Remember when I dissed cursive writing? Maybe I was wrong.

Two and a half years ago, I presented a carefully thought-out argument for not requiring schools to teach cursive, calling it the equivalent of teaching about slide rules. I expected praise for my ...