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Educating Americans for the 21st Century

Why School Should Be More Like Summer Camp

Salman Khan, a rising star in the education world, has a vision for a new kind of classroom

Kok-boru is a popular horse game in Kyrgyzstan in which two teams of riders try to carry a goat or calf carcass into the opposing teams endzone.

Kok-Boru, the Horse Game You Won’t See at the Olympics

In Kyrgyzstan, traditional horse games offer a glimpse into Central Asia’s nomadic past

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People & Places

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Requiem for a Middleweight

College boxer Charlie Mohr of Wisconsin was a champion in and out of the ring, but why he died remains controversial

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Racing to Round Up Readers

Whether they're browsing used titles in Larry McMurtry's Texas warehouse, or ordering on-line, book buyers are a hot commodity

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Good News Garage

At last, a repair shop where drivers get working wheels and the keys to their future

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Rah, Rah Ruffians!

If schools aim to bring out the best in our youth, why do they name their teams after beasts, bullies and buccaneers?

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Ranchers form a 'radical center' to protect wide-open spaces

Fire, modified fencing and a "grassbank" are rejuvenating rangeland. Where woody weeds once grew, the grass is stirrup high

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Where staving off Armageddon is all in a day's work

At the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, scholar-activists are tracking the spread of nuclear fuels — and making a safer world

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People Say, You Poor thing, and I'm Thinking, I Have Four Healthy Kids

Talk about taking a bath! The parents of 'supertwins' face draining expenses and long hours, yet most keep their heads above water

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When your arms get tired, you can't take the Chunnel

That chilly sleeve of water between Dover and Calais still exercises a tidal pull on the imaginations of marathon swimmers

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Smithsonian Perspectives

The Festival of American Folklife gives us a chance to understand who we are, and also to celebrate our humanity

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Around the Mall & Beyond

On the 26th of April, 1947, Evalyn Walsh McLean, the mining heiress, died at her Georgetown mansion that overlooked Washington, D.C. She was 60 years old.

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Ready, set, read—20 minutes each day is all you'll need

As the author of the best-selling Read-Aloud Handbook, Jim Trelease believes making time for books creates a lifetime love of reading

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