His reasoning is even better. A New Hampshire lawmaker claims he found the culprit of high crime rates in his local community: kindergarten. (Yahoo News)
Cashing in on a historic home run. A Connecticut mother is auctioning off a baseball hit by Lou Gehrig during the 1928 World Series in order to pay off her son’s student loans. (Los Angeles Times)
Priceless. What is a good teacher worth? (The New York Times)
Testing extreme. A reportedly drunken lecturer in Russia made students sit for an oral exam for 23 hours. University officials deny that he was drunk and say that long exams are “not unusual.” (h/t Inside Higher Ed) (RIA Novosti)
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