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  2. Expeditionary learning schools - Wikipedia

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    Expeditionary Learning Schools (ELS) are models of comprehensive school reform based on the educational ideas of German educator Kurt Hahn, [1] the founder of Outward Bound. There are more than 150 Expeditionary Learning Schools in 30 US states and the District of Columbia. They feature project-based learning expeditions, where students engage ...

  3. Athletics abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    PR – paralympic games record. AR – area (or continental) record. ER – European record. NR – national record (for a specific country) MR – meet record (meeting record) DLR – diamond league record. # – the performance has not been accepted as a record, or there is some sort of irregularity with the result.

  4. Montessori education - Wikipedia

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    Montessori education returned to the United States in 1960 and has since spread to thousands of schools there. Montessori continued to extend her work during her lifetime, developing a comprehensive model of psychological development from birth to age 24, as well as educational approaches for children ages 0 to 3, 3 to 6, and 6 to 12.

  5. Goodbye El Nino, hello La Nina. But what does that really ...

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    The El Niño-Southern-Oscillation, or ENSO, has great pull in how weather forms around the world. During normal or neutral years, warm waters from the South Pacific pushes towards Asia and colder ...

  6. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In the United States, academic grading commonly takes on the form of five, six or seven letter grades. Traditionally, the grades are A+, A, A−, B+, B, B−, C+, C, C−, D+, D, D− and F, with A+ being the highest and F being lowest. In some cases, grades can also be numerical. Numeric-to-letter-grade conversions generally vary from ...

  7. IDEA Public Schools - Wikipedia

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    IDEA Public Schools, Inc ( Individuals Dedicated to Excellence and Achievement Public Schools) is a not‐for‐profit charter school operator based in Weslaco, Texas. [1] It was formed in June 2000. [2] [3] [4] In 2015 it served about 19,000 students in 36 schools, about 85% of whom were economically disadvantaged. [1]

  8. El Niño has arrived, and here’s what it means for Idaho’s ...

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    What does El Niño mean for Idaho? During an El Niño winter, the Pacific Northwest is usually drier and warmer, while the southern U.S. will experience wetter-than-usual conditions.

  9. Alma mater - Wikipedia

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    The Alma Mater statue at Columbia University in New York City, developed by Daniel Chester French in 1903. Alma mater (Latin: alma mater, lit. 'nourishing mother'; pl.: almae matres) is an allegorical Latin phrase used to proclaim a school that a person has attended or, more usually, from which one has graduated.