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- January 24, 2009 • 3:20 pm PST
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A look at how countries rank in math and science test scores.
(Average score of a 15-year-old student on science and math literacy tests, out of a possible score of 1000.)
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What Does Teaching Creativity Look Like?
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Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
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This Valentine's Day, Celebrate All Kinds of Love
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Don't Reinvent The Wheel, Steal It: An Urban Planning Award for Cities That Copy
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Birth Control Costs More Than You Think—Even for the Lucky Ones
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Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
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Give Komen the Pink Slip: Five Ways to Support Women's Health for All
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Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?
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What Would a Post-SOPA Internet Look Like?
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A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris' Poorest
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