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• 8 illegal immigrants detained at Georgia protest (AP)
• Jury finds man guilty in NJ triple murder trial (AP)
• Let Preschoolers Play! (The Daily Beast)
• White House targets sexual assault on campus (The Christian Science Monitor)

8 illegal immigrants detained at Georgia protest (AP) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:20 PM PDT AP - Eight young illegal immigrants were arrested Tuesday for sitting in the middle of a busy street in front of the Georgia Capitol, protesting their lack of access to higher education in a scene reminiscent of civil rights demonstrations decades ago.

Jury finds man guilty in NJ triple murder trial (AP) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:44 PM PDT AP - A 20-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of murder in the execution-style slayings of three college-bound friends in a Newark schoolyard in 2007, an incident that jolted New Jersey's largest city into implementing a wave of anti-crime measures.

Let Preschoolers Play! (The Daily Beast) Posted: 05 Apr 2011 09:27 AM PDT The Daily Beast - Worksheets, computers—America's hypercompetitive education system is trickling down to preschool. But growing research shows that pushing academics at an early age can backfire, writes Joyce C. Tang.

White House targets sexual assault on campus (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:42 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Vice President Joe Biden and the Department of Education are urging America’s colleges, universities, and secondary schools to do more to prevent and address sexual assault.

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