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  2. Litter boxes in schools hoax - Wikipedia

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    Unsubstantiated rumors surfaced in Prince Edward Island in October 2021, possibly as a joke. After the rumors spread widely in schools and on social media, the Public Schools Branch denied claims of litter boxes, with the director of the school district saying "It seemed to me like it was a backlash against some of the progressive things that our schools are doing, and we would have many that ...

  3. A Shady Scam Is Targeting College Kids And Parents. Here's ...

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    Jabbara said the scholarship scams can be so effective because they play into people’s anxiety of whether students can afford their dream school or if parents can pay for their child’s education.

  4. Who's Who Among American High School Students - Wikipedia

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    There was much debate over the value of the book. Although it does not cost any money to be listed, it is often categorized as a scam since it is an attempt by a private company to make money through proud parents and students who purchase the book and various memorabilia (such as a "commemorative keychain") associated with the publication in attempt at recognition.

  5. Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District - Wikipedia

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    The students, parents, and teachers of the Dover Area School District deserved better than to be dragged into this legal maelstrom, with its resulting utter waste of monetary and personal resources. Fulfilling Jones's prediction, John G. West , Associate Director of the Center for Science and Culture at Discovery Institute , said on December 20 ...

  6. California authorities warn of Amber alert scam targeting parents

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    Officials advise parents to avoid sharing personal information and to ignore calls from unknown numbers or those flagged as “possible scams.” If you encounter an Amber Alert scam, report it ...

  7. Academic dishonesty - Wikipedia

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    The rise of high-stakes testing and the consequences of the results on the teacher is cited as a reason why a teacher might want to inflate the results of their students. [ 19 ] The first scholarly studies in the 1960s of academic dishonesty in higher education found that nationally in the U.S., somewhere between 50 and 70 percent of college ...

  8. Patricia T. O'Conner - Wikipedia

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    Patricia T. O'Conner (born February 19, 1949) [1] is the author of five books about the English language.A former staff editor at The New York Times Book Review, [2] she has appeared regularly as a language commentator for WNYC [3] and Iowa Public Radio. [4]

  9. Common English usage misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    Teachers and textbook writers often invent rules which their students and readers repeat and perpetuate. These rules are usually statements about English usage which the authors imagine to be, as a rule, true. But statements of this kind are extremely difficult to formulate both simply and accurately.