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Not-so-great expectations: Students are reading fewer books in English class

Sep. 17, 2024 13:35 PM EDT

Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given detailed chapter summaries for every novel they discussed, and teachers played audio of the books during class. Much of the reading material at Garden City...

US-based researchers win $1 million prize for their work on face recognition

Sep. 11, 2024 21:21 PM EDT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Four researchers working in the United States are sharing a $1 million prize from a Portuguese foundation for their work on how the human brain distinguishes faces, shapes and colors. Americans Margaret Livingstone of Harvard Medical School, Nancy Kanwisher...