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• Recordings aim to capture calls of the wild West
The sounds will be available to teachers, scientists and anyone else interested in hearing the odd murmurings of a sage grouse, javelina, Columbia spotted frog or mountain-dwelling moose. The landscape recordings could also provide an important audio ...
• Yoga at school causes stress among some
MASSENA, N.Y. - A group of parents and religious leaders in upstate New York want yoga classes out of public schools, saying the instruction violates boundaries between church and state. Two high school teachers began using yoga last year to help ...
• R.I. schools must teach about dating violence
Even if the lessons seem obvious, teachers hope students will recognize that some behaviors they may tolerate in their relationships — obsessive text messaging, for instance, or physical control — are unacceptable and possible precursors to ...
• Bailout with 'sweeteners' heads to Senate vote
Extend individual tax breaks, including deductions for higher education costs and teachers' personal expenses until 2009.
• Rescue bill sweetened with stalled tax package
It renews an expired R&D credit, essential to many businesses, and extends individual tax breaks for college tuition and teachers' out-of-pocket expenses. The tax package has some measures to bring in more tax revenues from oil and gas companies, but ...