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Schools can't punish a kid into cooperation
Providence Journal
No one likes an unruly, mouthy or disruptive brat. But the adult urge to fight unwanted behavior by shaming, temporarily banishing or otherwise hurting the kid into compliance has begun to seem not just ineffective to me, but full-on Jurassic. "Zero tolerance?" Does that even sound like a good idea, when you think about it?

Goodbye, SAT
Washington Post
Nathan O. Hatch
Wake Forest hopes dropping the test requirement will open its doors. The College Board amended its policy on reporting SAT scores this month in an effort to ease stress on student test takers. While all scores are currently reported to colleges students apply to, starting with the Class of 2010 students who take the entrance examination multiple times will be able to control which of their scores admissions officers see.

Why You Are Hearing More about Autism
Vallejo, CA - It has been a high profile year for autism. A severely autistic Minnesota boy was banned from church. An autistic kindergartner in Florida was voted out of class. A mother and her autistic son were thrown off an American Airlines flight at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. And another mother and autistic toddler were kicked off an airplane in Huston reportedly because the boy was repeating 'bye, bye plane' during the safety speech.