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The Washington Post has an official fact-checker, Glenn Kessler, who rates the veracity of politicians’ statement. The worst possible lie gets a “four Pinocchios.” The fact-checker has counted more than 6,000 lies by Trump during his brief time in office.

But there was a problem. What about the lies that he tells repeatedly, even after he has been corrected?

So the fact-checker invented a new category:

I had my first day with kids this past Thursday. We had only 30 minutes with each of our classes, so I went back and forth about what I wanted to do. Some years, I like to get them in their groups and we start right away. I have a compelling question or *something* that starts the first unit, and we charge ahead. When I do this, I’m thinking “I want kids to see what we do every day in class. We do math. We work together. We don’t waste time.” [1] Kids seem to enjoy tha...

Last month, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) sought feedback on proposed standards that would raise the bar for college oversight agencies. These agencies, known as accreditation agencies, serve as the gatekeepers to more than $130 billion in federal student grants and loa...

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