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Ramos exclusive: Bilbao the place for EURO 2020

Defender Sergio Ramos reckons Bilbao will be party central at UEFA EURO 2020.




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Application window for EURO 2020 tickets closes

Following huge interest from across the world, the window for UEFA EURO 2020 ticket applications has closed.




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EURO 2020 breaks records with 19.3 million ticket requests

Fans applied for an unprecedented 19.3 million tickets for UEFA EURO 2020 before the 12 July deadline.




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First tickets for UEFA EURO 2020 allocated to fans

Fans have found out if they have secured tickets for UEFA EURO 2020 after a record-breaking 19.3 million requests.




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Where to watch the European Qualifiers

Find out how to watch the qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2020 where you are.




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UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying schedule: fixtures, results

Check the fixtures and results for all ten matchdays of the European Qualifiers here.




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UEFA EURO 2020 draw: New experience for Finland

For the first time in European Championship history, Finns will watch the UEFA EURO 2020 finals draw wondering when their own team's name will be selected.




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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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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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Ronald A. Wolk, Education Week Founder Who Launched New Era for K-12 Journalism, Dies at 86

His decades of work as an editor, publisher, and thought leader helped elevate the national conversation about education at a pivotal time for public policy.




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New Magazine Seeks to Bring 'Civil Discourse' to Education Debate

Headed up by former Los Angeles superintendent John E. Deasy, The Line will feature a variety of viewpoints on major K-12 issues.




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The "Creative Destruction" of the American School Publishing Industry

Marc Tucker discusses the consolidation of the American textbook industry and its impact on the quality of the instructional materials publishers now produce.




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Should States Collect More Information on the Curricula Districts Use?

States don't routinely collect information on districts' materials purchases. If they plan to use curriculum as a lever to improve student learning, they should, a new brief argues.




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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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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 | Banks back dormant Mzansi

Nearly half of all Mzansi accounts, created in 2004 as a means of having more people bank, are dormant but SA’s top banks won’t abandon the system.




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Fin24.com | Life cover: with investment?

Should a life policy also include an investment component? A financial planner gives his take.




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Fin24.com | Paying debt with debt

More and more South Africans are using home loans, personal loans and credit cards to pay off their creditors. So what are the options if you want to consolidate debt?




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Fin24.com | New tax rules 'clumsy, draconian'

Experts have condemned new taxation proposals on interest income.




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Fin24.com | SA member of new economic club

SA is part of a new group of exciting emerging economies, the so-called Civets, says HSBC.




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Fin24.com | Private investors more cagey than experts

Economists and market experts may be trumpeting an economic and stock market recovery, but private investors and business owners are less convinced, a survey shows.




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Fin24.com | Fund managers shun banks, retailers

Investec's Value Fund has for the first time since 2000 ditched any exposure to big four banking stocks and major retail groups.




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Fin24.com | Multi-manager role ‘remains valid’

They may incur multiple levels of investment costs and performance dilution, but multi-managers still have a part to play, says an expert.




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Fin24.com | ETFs: Unlimited choice

Growth in the number of JSE-listed ETFs must be limited, mustn’t it?




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Fin24.com | Full diversification in ETFs

But adding some active management is probably best.




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Fin24.com | Check the channel before buying




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Fin24.com | The issue of cost

Just as there’s magic value in compounding interest there’s mass destruction in compounding costs.




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Fin24.com | Getting the cap out the weight

How to overcome enhanced index ETF data.




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Fin24.com | Active versus passive

What sort of investment product should investors be looking at: a passively managed index tracker, such as an ETF, or an actively managed unit trust fund?




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Fin24.com | Shares for all seasons

ETFs can serve many purposes.




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Fin24.com | Active antagonism

ETFs invite controversy because the products are cheaper.




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SMS Bible verses become daily bread

Pamir Productions radio ministry sends texts to encourage listeners and viewers.




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Glorifying God through an unexpected gift

An OMer in Kazakhstan tells of a Kazakh friend and believer who, finding herself pregnant again before she is ready, wrestles with cultural norms.




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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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The second wave

An OMer in Central Asia, working with women trapped in prostitution, explains a disturbing trend in the industry that she had never before considered.




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Alex is special

Helping a little boy with cerebral palsy brings light to the whole family




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Freed from the marketplace

A sex worker in Kazakhstan finds freedom in Christ.




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God was chasing me

A girl from Central Asia shares her testimony about how she became a believer after seven years of hearing about Jesus.




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Connecting to worship in Central Asia

An app of praise and worship songs is allowing Central Asian believers to share and access music in their heart languages.




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Two curious Muslim girls

Two Muslim girls from Central Asia hear the entire gospel story.




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From Central Asia to Central Asia

Central Asians experienced God’s transformation in their own lives. Now they mobilise others to the least reached in their region.




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Scripture for Central Asia

Books played an important role in Aslan's salvation. Now he provides literature to other Central Asians.




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Inspiring creativity and worship

A new recording studio aims to bring Central Asian musicians together for collaboration and worship.




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Transformational technology

OM workers in Central Asia use technology to develop new discipleship and worship tools for local believers.




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Discovering Jesus

Through community development projects, workers in Central Asia meet people interested in Jesus.




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Living among the least reached

An OM couple shares their lives, their faith and their professional skills with unreached people in Central Asia.




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Pioneering in Central Asia

A small team share stories and spread hope among least-reached Muslims in Central Asia.




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Discipleship on a daily basis

God uses OMers to show His love to local believers, who then spread that love to their own communities.




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Every last apricot

“We were strangers, and they called us over to bless us. They didn’t have to give us anything—let alone everything—but they did it with smiles on their faces. They didn’t know us; they didn’t expect anything in return; they just gave,” remembers Nicole.