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Views on Global Warming Change with the Weather
A local change in the weather does not make the case for global warming. But unprecedented events in many parts of the world might amount to convincing evidence of climate change, especially when they were predicted. Also, another suicide bombing in Iraq, and performance reports on 6000 Los Angeles teachers are about to be made public.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenA local change in the weather does not make the case for global warming. But unprecedented events in many parts of the world might amount to convincing evidence of climate change, especially when they were predicted. Also, Iraq's first suicide bombing during Ramadan. On Reporter’s Notebook, will release of 6000 teacher performance reports in Los Angeles help education reform?
Banner image: A Pakistani flood survivor shifts his animals on a high ground at the flooded area of Pathan Wala on August 15, 2010. Photo: Banaras Khan/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesSuicide Bombing in Iraq as US Presence Winds Down
In Baghdad today, a suicide bomber killed dozens of people at an army recruiting office and injured many more. It’s the first major attack during Ramadan, with US forces scheduled to withdraw from combat at the end of this month. Stephen Farrell is there for the New York Times .
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Surveys show that public opinion on climate change quite literally shifts with the weather. Now there's a more persuasive kind of evidence.
Read the story35 minLA Times to Publish 'Value-Added' Teacher Scores
Los Angeles Unified, America's second largest school district, has been shaken by the release of reports on 6000 teachers. In records obtained by the LA Times, a so-called “value added” system showed that effective LAUSD teachers raised test scores by 17 points in English and 25 points in Math. Kids with the worst teachers sometimes regressed.
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