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After 7000 hours of excavation, an extraordinarily well-preserved 110-million-year-old dinosaur found in a mine pit in Canada now has a name http://pic.twitter.com/ZUQyl8T7UR
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 3, 2017
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50,000 rubber ducks poured into the Chicago River to raise money for charity in the Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby. https://t.co/KwFGz4u0Lp http://pic.twitter.com/aIvN6cBqeu
— ABC News (@ABC) August 3, 2017
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This cat is cooler than you http://pic.twitter.com/37hGeJaSUA
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 3, 2017
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Virtual reality is entertaining for everyone ? (turn your sound on ?) via @DailyMailUK
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) August 3, 2017
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The hyperloop just had its fastest test yet, nearly hitting 200 mph http://pic.twitter.com/JrSOILZ0dU
— The Verge (@verge) August 3, 2017
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GRAPHIC: Dashcam captures moment drunk driver slams into officer during a traffic stop http://pic.twitter.com/SubNzRL2vh
— RT (@RT_com) August 3, 2017
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Sweet video shows San Diego police officers playing with a lost toddler before they found his family and returned him home safely. http://pic.twitter.com/Bkh9yuXUQP
— ABC News (@ABC) August 3, 2017
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Full doc: Transcripts of telephone calls between Trump & the leaders of Mexico and Australia (via @WashingtonPost) https://t.co/XlLGWQWDct
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) August 3, 2017
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Adorable puppies make it nearly impossible for this grocery delivery person to do his job. https://t.co/uGwMDSO77m http://pic.twitter.com/UUl5PaGg4C
— ABC News (@ABC) August 3, 2017
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Michelle Carter to be sentenced today in teen texting suicide case https://t.co/XfCwxW7dVK http://pic.twitter.com/18kCcfgo1U
— Boston Herald (@bostonherald) August 3, 2017
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This dog is well trained! ? ? http://pic.twitter.com/wqP6l1PpQn
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) August 3, 2017
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China officially opens its first military base in #Djibouti to better fulfill international responsibilities http://pic.twitter.com/Wpzv5YCoq3
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) August 3, 2017
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Utah lawmakers back Mormon church lobbyist for top job drafting state laws. Some say it’s a conflict of interest. https://t.co/bbufPmD2hi
— AP West Region (@APWestRegion) August 3, 2017
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Brave #Pilot emergency lands plane BLIND after hailstones shatter
— SHOCKING NEWS (@ShockinggNewss) August 1, 2017
windscreen #brave #HappyAugust #TuesdayThoughtshttps://t.co/l6NoyQn1gG
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Mon Jul 31st, 2017 7:00pm
By Paige Cornwell
The Seattle Times
Washington has one of the highest levels of homeless students in the nation. And in a three-year span, when the number of homeless students in Washington grew by 30 percent, the amount of federal funding provided to help those students only increased by 8 percent.
Those findings are part of an annual report by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness (ICPH), which analyzed each state’s homeless-student population. Though the data is from the 2014-15 school year, it provides a snapshot into where homeless students live and how they perform compared with their classmates.
Data from Washington show that this state’s homeless-student population continues to grow. In the 2015-16 school year, nearly 40,000 students were homeless, according to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. In 2014-15, it was about 35,500.
“We cannot afford to ignore the complex challenges faced by homeless children and their families,” said Dr. Ralph da Costa Nunez, president of ICPH, in a news release. “Unless we enact common-sense public policies that address the educational and economic needs of homeless families, today’s homeless children may become tomorrow’s homeless parents.”
Among the report’s findings:
- Washington had the eighth-highest number of homeless students and the ninth-highest rate of homeless students among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- Four school districts — Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane and Highline — had more than 1,000 homeless students. In 10 school districts, more than 20 percent of the students were homeless.
- The average rate for homeless students identified as having a disability was 20 percent, nearly double the rate of their classmates. In three school districts — Nine Mile Falls in Eastern Washington, and Camas and Trout Lake in Southern Washington — almost half of all homeless students were identified as having a disability.
- Students were spread proportionately among cities, suburbs, towns and rural areas. About 43 percent lived in urban school districts.
Under the federal McKinney-Vento Act, a student is considered homeless if he or she lacks a fixed, regular and adequate place to sleep at night. The state receives about $950,000 per year from the U.S. Department of Education to help homeless students by paying for things like transportation, tutoring and school supplies.
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Speedboat makes waves in effort to help put out wildfire burning in Western Canada. https://t.co/QFsmc0JCLA http://pic.twitter.com/ZNzRSgonjd
— ABC News (@ABC) August 1, 2017
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#ISIS rockets struck and killed 25-year-old RT Arabic journalist Khaled Alkhateb this weekend http://pic.twitter.com/cQ5d2sgVtw
— RT America (@RT_America) August 1, 2017
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WATCH: First group of Iranian pilgrims heading to Saudi Arabia to perform #Hajj http://pic.twitter.com/BZOF9Oy6cv
— Press TV (@PressTV) August 1, 2017
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121,000 ‘verified’ #Macron campaign emails released by #WikiLeaks https://t.co/G0xs0ET2Re
— RT (@RT_com) July 31, 2017
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Gymnasts, paratroopers and rocket launchers mark the opening of the International Army Games in China https://t.co/pk7lmdR3Nb http://pic.twitter.com/vMxnKfHy7e
— Ruptly (@Ruptly) July 31, 2017
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This swimming robot may have finally spotted melted nuclear fuel inside Fukushima. http://pic.twitter.com/AfzMO0yiQd
— The Verge (@verge) August 1, 2017
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Kenyan Election Official Found Dead Ahead Of Presidential Vote https://t.co/tnk11u5ieF
— NPR (@NPR) August 1, 2017
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This prisoner wildly attacked guards in a bid to escape jail via @DailyMail https://t.co/WGps3u8FWi http://pic.twitter.com/R9uhiXpkTq
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) July 31, 2017
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Researchers successfully make old cells younger using groundbreaking technologyhttps://t.co/GpNqiLRxMi
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) July 31, 2017
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