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On the eve of the forgotten or rather not enthusiastically discussed International Literacy Day (celebrated on September 8), I thought of discussing this widely known social problem here with Indian context.
We have been...
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Senior Jessica Hipskind, left, questions teacher Daniel Jackson on a potential test question in a business math class at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. The class includes lessons about mortgages and credit card...
