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Levetiracetam Versus Phenobarbital for Neonatal Seizures: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This phase IIb randomized controlled trial demonstrates greater efficacy of phenobarbital than levetiracetam in the treatment of neonatal seizures; more adverse events occurred with phenobarbital.




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Fin24.com | Sars may leave no good deed unpunished

Don't make the mistake of thinking that the money your company spends on social upliftment is automically tax deductible.




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Fin24.com | Pros and cons of money markets




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Fin24.com | Money markets: low risk, secure

But often invested in for the wrong reasons.




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Fin24.com | Money market performance trends

The best returns per sector.




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Fin24.com | Money markets: a compelling option

If used correctly with a plan in mind.




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Fin24.com | Outdated laws hinder SA arbitration

South Africa's lack of up-to-date legislation makes it difficult to promote the country as a regional arbitration centre, says an expert.




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Fin24.com | Beware tax on soccer entertainment

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is sure to increase entertainment spend, but firms should note that wining and dining linked to a business undertaking may be taxed.




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Fin24.com | Franchising: Early birds rake it in

The first 20 minutes of a business owner's work day may determine the success or failure of the business, says a franchise expert




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Fin24.com | Microlenders 'no threat to credit cards'

Standard Bank says microlenders such as African Bank or Capitec Bank Holdings will not challenge its dominance in the credit market.




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Fin24.com | Futile to compare different sectors

A perceived lack of liquidity can make creditors uneasy.




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Fin24.com | No longer so extraordinary

This year our Extraordinary Items table shows some 43 of the top 200 rankings earned more than half of their reported bottom line from an extraordinary item.




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Snap shot: Denmark gatecrash EURO party

Our series focusing on the big moments in EURO history and the people involved reaches 1992, and the final act of last-minute entrants Denmark's fairy-tale summer.




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A New Page: BookMarks Is Back

Education Week's BookMarks blog is back! The authors may be different, but the heart of the blog remains the same.




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Obituary

Richard DuFour, a renowned education consultant and author who advocated collaborative teaching environments, died Feb. 8. He was 69.




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The Five-Tool Scholar

On Wednesday, I'll be publishing the 2020 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, so I want to take a few moments today to explain the purpose of those rankings.




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Teachers Told Me Their Stories of Sexual Assault and Harassment—and Why They Keep Silent

Even in this extraordinary #MeToo era, ordinary women who've experienced harassment or assault at work are often reluctant to share their stories publicly. Arianna Prothero found that to be just as true as she reported on sexual harassment and assaults in schools and other K-12 workplaces.




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Obituary

Gary D. Marx, the longtime director of communications at AASA, the School Superintendents Association, has died. He was 80.




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Don't Blame Teachers for Selling Their Lesson Plans. Blame the System That Makes It Necessary

Schools can't even afford to hire enough teachers, so why are we surprised that teachers are turning to a website for resources? asks Kat Tipton.




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Fin24.com | Shares for all seasons

ETFs can serve many purposes.




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Harvest time

An outreach team helps to harvest a field and a family.




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Art to heart

A long-term worker in Kazakhstan shares about her passion for creative arts to invest in relationships and learn about culture at a prestigious university.




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Winning respect, sharing hope

Fierce competition on the football field opens doors for sharing hope with non-believers on both sides of prison walls.




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Sorry seems to be the hardest word

A worker in Kazakhstan notes the impact of the gospel on the Kazakh language.




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Freed from the marketplace

A sex worker in Kazakhstan finds freedom in Christ.




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Prepared beforehand

A new worker is able to use his profession to reach out in Central Asia.




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The long arm of the Lord

A moving story of the anti-human trafficking outreach in Central Asia.




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From the streets to seminary

Azamat was living in the streets, but through the ministry of OM team members in Central Asia he moved into rehabilitation and then seminary.




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Breaking barriers for homeless ministry

A worker uses previous experience with homeless ministry to reach out in Central Asia and introduce his church to people they could serve.




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Sharing in a parking lot

OM Chile shares the gospel by offering free services, doing dramas and performing a flash mob as part of a church youth camp.




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Sharing, encouraging and volcano climbing

OM Chile's Intensive Training participants travel around the south of Chile for two weeks sharing the gospel, encouraging local churches and doing adventure activities.




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Meetings arranged by God

Worker Mirjam Hoolsema, from the Netherlands, talks about her experience with a woman she saw every day during her daily devotion.




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Sharing the Gospel with a cardboard coffin

Street evangelism - that’s how Nicolas ended up carrying a 2 meter high cardboard coffin on a bus across Santiago, Chile.




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Part of God’s plan

A volunteer from OM Chile expresses deep joy after being used by God during a recent outreach.




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The Travelling marriage

A couple from Belgium travels through Latin America together in order to connect deeper with God and each other.




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Boldness to share the good news

Antofagasta, Chile :: A team of Logos Hope crewmembers pray for patients and their relatives at a hospital.




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The Achievement Gap Isn't on Parents

A recent blog post by Walt Gardner ("The Hard Truth About the Achievement Gap," placed the blame for the achievement gap on one group above others: parents.




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Start Early: Close the Achievement Gap Before It Starts

The non-marital birth rate to women age 24 and under was 71 percent in 2017. Here's what that means for educational outcomes and schools, according to guest blogger Ian Rowe.




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Only 3 States Expect Teachers to Learn About Institutional Bias. That's a Big Problem

Students of color don't need to get "grittier," writes New America's Jenny Muñiz. They need us to fix institutional racism.




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How Teachers Talk About Educational Disparities (Data)

In a national survey, we dug into how teachers use language to make sense of disparities in student outcomes by race and income level.




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Black-White Achievement Gaps Go Hand in Hand With Discipline Disparities

As black-white achievement gaps widen in schools, so, too, do disparities in discipline rates between black and white students, according to a study published Wednesday of 2,000 schools.




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Does 'the Achievement Gap' Evoke a Negative Stereotype? What the Research Says

What we call education inequality defines how—and even if—we solve it, write three researchers.




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The Dangerous Narrative That Lurks Under the 'Achievement Gap'

Black students are not to blame for their lack of educational opportunities, argues assistant principal Eric Higgins.




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Teacher-Parent Communication Needs to Improve, Studies Say

Teachers and parents need to work on communication with one another, two recent studies suggest, and that may be especially true when immigrant students or students of color are involved.




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Study: Teachers May Need Training in How to Deal With Parent Harassment

A new study shows that teachers with negative parental interactions are more likely to have such experiences. How can teachers deal with parental harassment?




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Talking With Students' Parents Can Be Uncomfortable. Do It Anyway.

By building relationships and keeping the communication lines open and honest, parents feel included and involved in their child's education, teacher Beth Adreon says.




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Engage Parents by Acting With Empathy

Learning how to listen and act with empathy is radically different from assuming traditional roles of teachers as experts, John M. Holland writes.




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Healthy Parent-Teacher Relationships Start With Healthy Student-Teacher Ones

Teacher Adrianne G. Williams cultivates an environment where she focuses on students' interpersonal qualities as well as their academic ones. The students see her effort, she says, and the parents follow.




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What a Lesson Plan for Parent Engagement Looks Like

Let's make engaging students and families beyond our classrooms a part of every lesson plan, Megan M. Allen writes.




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Keep Your Students Close But Your Parents Closer

When teachers open up their classrooms and their teaching to parents, they build mutual trust and respect and avoid the nasty business of conflict, Eoin Lenihan writes.