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Think like a Nazi, the assignment required students. Argue why Jews are evil. Students in some Albany High School English classes were asked this week as part of a persuasive writing assignment to make an abhorrent argument: “You must argue that Jews are evil, and use solid rationale from government propaganda to convince me of your loyalty to the Third Reich!”

Mathematics professor Clio Cresswell is 10,000 miles away, writing from a computer somewhere in Sydney, Australia. "The brain is the sexiest organ in the body, but let's not rule out the other ones!" she exclaims in an email to Business Insider.

US News & World Report ranked Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Arlington as the second-best public school in the country this year, and the acclaimed, highly selective magnet school in Northern Virginia held the No.

Who are the most brilliant kids in the world? How much would the world benefit if we could find out, and get those kids training from the best educators on the on the planet?

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New research is saying that the key to finding a good job may all come down to what you did or didn't learn in elementary math class.

The Chicago school system, the nation's third largest, is in big financial trouble, with a billion dollar deficit coming up, falling enrollment, and a recent massive teacher strike over a contract dispute.

The College Board released data today on SAT scores f