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  2. Compulsory public education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The movement experienced a post–World War II revival when some Americans began to fear the power of the Catholic Church and wanted to ensure public funds were not finding their way to parochial schools. [5] Some compared parochial schools to segregation and accused them of hindering democracy. [6]

  3. Criticism of the Pledge of Allegiance - Wikipedia

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    Alexandre, No. 05-81142 (S.D. Fla. May 31, 2006), "A federal district court in Florida ruled that a 1942 state law requiring students to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, even though the law allows students to opt out, because they can only do so with written ...

  4. Bullying - Wikipedia

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    Bullying in school sometimes consists of a group of students taking advantage of or isolating one student in particular and gaining the loyalty of bystanders who want to avoid becoming the next target. The 2011 documentary Bully showcases the lives of five American public school students who face bullying in school and while on the school bus ...

  5. The historical origins of 6 swear words - AOL

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  6. Lies About American History We Were All Taught in School

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    A lot of U.S. history is too good to be true — and actually is not. Sometimes fact is ignored, or teachers miss the latest, and these tales are examples.

  7. History of education in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Heiter, Celeste, ed. American boarding schools: The American boarding school experience (2009) online. Levine, Steven B. "The rise of American boarding schools and the development of a national upper class." Social Problems 28.1 (1980): 63–94. McLachlan, James. American boarding schools: A historical study (1970). online; Seybolt, Robert Francis.

  8. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    Quizlet is a multi-national American company that provides tools for studying and learning. [1] Quizlet was founded in October 2005 by Andrew Sutherland, who at the time was a 15-year old student, [ 2 ] and released to the public in January 2007. [ 3 ]

  9. Pop Quiz: Why Can't 'Swear Words' Be Said on TV? - AOL

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    Sitcoms and family shows have been making substitutions like "sugar" and "fudge" for expletives and curse words for quite some time. Newsy itself has a standards team that deals with that question ...