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Friday Buzz: The City With the Best Wireless (Hint: It’s Windy)

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Overall, cities in the Midwest did particularly well, with five Rust Belt cities—Chicago; Lansing, Michigan ; Rockford, Illinois ; Fort Wayne, Indiana ; and Detroit —sitting in the top 10. Rockford, the smallest city on the list, topped the charts on the speed front; Oklahoma City had the most reliable connections.

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Parsing Common Core: An Education Program Under Fire

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Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin this year halted or delayed implementation, according to the Denver-based National Conference of State Legislatures. With increased public scrutiny and media attention, the standards have become increasingly politicized—and, in some states, stalled.