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Everything You've Heard About Failing Schools Is Wrong

Illustration by Jon Krause"SPEEK EENGLISH, TACO," THE GIRL with the giant backpack yelled when Maria asked where to find a bathroom. The backpack giggled as it bounced down the hall. It had been…
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2048 words)

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PUBLISHED: June 6, 2011
LENGTH: 20 minutes (5106 words)

Lana Peters, Stalin’s Daughter, Dies at 85

Born Svetlana Stalina, Stalin's daughter changed her name twice and lived in several countries after her famous defection. Her three successive names were signposts on a twisted, bewildering…
PUBLISHED: Nov. 28, 2011
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2189 words)
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