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• Arizona university founds civility institute (Reuters)
• Anaheim School District Takes a Big Brother Approach to Truancy (Mashable)
• In Memphis, old strife heats up over schools, race (AP)

Arizona university founds civility institute (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:42 PM PST Reuters - A university in Tucson is seeking to turn the shooting rampage that severely wounded U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords last month into a teachable moment with a new institute promoting civility in politics.

Anaheim School District Takes a Big Brother Approach to Truancy (Mashable) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:34 AM PST Mashable - The Anaheim Union High School District really doesn't want students to skip class, so it is doing the only logical thing (sarcasm intended): It's tracking delinquent students with GPS devices.

In Memphis, old strife heats up over schools, race (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 07:33 AM PST AP - A bold bid by the struggling, majority-black Memphis City Schools system to force a merger with the majority-white, successful suburban district has fanned relatively routine fears over funding and student performance into accusations of full-blown racism.

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