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Education

Monday

Law

Bush Makes Third Nomination to High Court

President Bush nominates Samuel Alito to fill retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's seat on the United States Supreme Court. Alito has served 15 years on the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. And he has a track record on that court that so far seems to please conservatives.

Bush Makes Third Nomination to High Court

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Sunday

Katrina & Beyond

Mississippi Students Go to Tent School for Education

Schools in the two of the hardest hit communities along the Gulf Coast, Waveland and Bay St. Louis, Miss., won't be able to reopen until sometime in November. Until then, students in grades Kindergarten through 5 can go to tent school.

Mississippi Students Go to Tent School for Education

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Friday

Debating Evolution in the Classroom

Intelligent Design Trial Update

The trial over intelligent design in the classroom continues in Dover, Pa. Parents in the rural public school district are challenging the district over the inclusion of the alternate view to evolution.

Intelligent Design Trial Update

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Thursday

Obituaries

Alabama Desegregation Pioneer Dies

Vivian Malone Jones, the first African-American student to graduate from the University of Alabama, has died at age 63. Malone was one of the students Alabama Gov. George Wallace tried to block from entering the university in 1963.

Alabama Desegregation Pioneer Dies

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Wednesday

Service Offering Students Downloadable Lectures

Pick-A-Prof, the company best known for its online critiques of college professors, is offering a new study aid for college students -- downloadable lectures. There hasn't been a stampede to sign up for the service, but this latest venture is raising some eyebrows and questions.

Service Offering Students Downloadable Lectures

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Conservatives Call for Equal Time on Campus

Some Republicans in Congress are calling for an Academic Bill of Rights that would require dissenting viewpoints be heard in college classrooms. They say it would correct a long-standing lean to the left on American college campuses.

Conservatives Call for Equal Time on Campus

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Tuesday

Opinion

Science

Tracking How Evolution Theory Came to Be

Fresh Air

Historian Edward Larson has written extensively on the intersection of science, politics and religion. In 2004, Larson's Evolution: The Remarkable History of A Scientific Theory traced the contentious path the theory of evolution has followed.

Tracking How Evolution Theory Came to Be

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Friday

Monday

Law

Pa. Case Weighs Intelligent Design in Schools

A federal trial begins Monday in Harrisburg, Pa., over a Dover school district disclaimer that introduces the idea of "intelligent design" in high school biology classes. It is the first major test of the issue in a federal court.

Pa. Case Weighs Intelligent Design in Schools

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Tuesday

Louisiana Schools Strapped Even Before Katrina

Even before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans' public schools faced teacher shortages, crumbling schools and deficient supplies. Steve Inskeep speaks with Bill Roberti, chief turnaround officer at the crisis management firm Alvarez & Marsal. Roberti was handling the problems in the Louisiana schools before the hurricane struck.

Louisiana Schools Strapped Even Before Katrina

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Katrina & Beyond

Baton Rouge Parochial Schools Overwhelmed

Public schools in New Orleans were devastated, as were the region's Catholic schools. And the Baton Rouge Catholic school system is struggling to accommodate evacuee families in this heavily Catholic region.

Baton Rouge Parochial Schools Overwhelmed

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Friday

Morning Edition

Students to Observe Constitution Signing

A new government mandate requires schools and colleges that receive federal funding to provide some sort of educational program on Constitution Day. That's the day of the Constitution's signing in 1787. The date is Sept. 17, which falls on a Saturday this year, so they're allowed to plan their events for Friday or early next week.

Students to Observe Constitution Signing

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Intelligent Design Case Goes to Trial

The case of Kitzmiller et al v. Dover Area School Board pits "intelligent design" proponents against those who want to keep the idea out of science classs. The proceedings begin this month.

Intelligent Design Case Goes to Trial

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Wednesday