Ben Guest’s Blog Vox 2008-05-04T20:21:41Z Mississippi Teacher Corps http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c22523f3adf219/tags/new+york+times/ Ben Guest, Program Manager of the Mississippi Teacher Corps, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer from Namibia, and Amherst College graduate... Data tag:vox.com,2008-05-03:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cf4945c0003 2008-05-03T22:47:37Z 2008-05-04T20:21:41Z Mississippi Teacher Corps http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Good article by the Freakonomics guys on the use of stats in basketball, specifically with the Celtics: What’s the most efficient shot to take besides a layup? Easy, says Zarren: a three-pointer from the corner. What’s one of the most misused, m...

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]]> How Many Billionaires... tag:vox.com,2008-03-15:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d0356a20001 2008-03-15T19:06:52Z 2008-03-15T19:13:30Z Mississippi Teacher Corps http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I linked to this article in "Links of the Week," but I wanted to highlight it here separately. I strongly encourage all MTCers to read through it (one of the things I learned was that the United States spends $500 billion a year in public K-12 ed...

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]]> Links of the Week tag:vox.com,2008-02-24:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cfcfb140001 2008-02-24T19:42:26Z 2008-02-24T19:42:26Z Mississippi Teacher Corps http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Give Kucinich his due. Intense, well-written account of the soldiers of Battle Company, waging a losing fight with insurgents in Afghanistan. And with the pressures of five and six tours in combat: As Giunta said, “The richest, most-trained a...

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