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August 28, 2009
Making it count
Returning to school to enhance your paycheck is a good idea. Here's how to get the most from what you paid for.
Top secret!
Good grammar isn't as hard as we sometimes make it out to be. Learn 10 tricks to make you sound like a pro.
Why is it the 'red planet' exactly?
Test your Martian smarts with a trip to the Mars quiz.
Quiz of the Day
SAT Writing Quiz (© Getty Images)Could you pass the SAT?
Test yourself with the SAT Writing Quiz.
On This Day
King in a Quiet Moment (© Corbis/Hulton Deutsch)On this day in 1963, more than 200,000 people participated in the March on Washington, demanding full civil rights for black Americans. The day culminated in Martin Luther King, Jr'.s legendary 'I Have a Dream' speech.
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Top Education Headlines
Train for a career with some variety
6 ways to train for health care jobs
Back to school means more than shopping
Death to the classics! (Maybe.)
5 reasons college students don't graduate in 4 years
Are older students better students?
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
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Did You Know?
Prickly Pear Cactus (© Oxford Scientific Films/D. Wrigglesworth)With only a few exceptions, true cacti are found exclusively in the Western Hemisphere.
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