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HOW LEARNING HAPPENS

Wednesday

Thomas O'Donnell reads about Twiggle the Turtle to his kindergartners at Matthew Henson Elementary School in Baltimore. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption

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Why Emotional Learning May Be As Important As The ABCs

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Hugo High School, like many public schools in Oklahoma, was a battleground in the fight over Common Core. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption

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Common Core Repeal, The Day After

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Military Children from WAMU's Breaking Ground project sheds light on the challenges of being the child of soldiers. Kavitha Cardoza/WAMU hide caption

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Florence Allen Jones, right, is part of the education ministry's classes-by-radio team. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption

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Where Ebola Has Closed Schools, A Radio Program Provides A Faint Signal Of Hope

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The Fate Of The Administration's College Ratings

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