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Whether teachers should earn their paychecks based on student test scores, popularity or their college degree and years of experience is drawing heated debate between lawmakers and educators.

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August Miller, Deseret News

Cue the Black Sabbath music. Dust off Robert Downey Jr.'s gold and maroon high-tech costume. And channel those triathlete and Cal Ripken Jr. vibes.

LDS program helps Bolivians

Blood tests stirring debate

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Jason Swensen, Deseret News

William Guerrero is building a reputation as a first-rate soccer player here in this remote region of the Bolivia Altiplano some 14,000 feet above sea level.

Blood tests stirring debate

Testing teachers

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J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press

A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack.

Testing teachers

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LDS program helps Bolivians

Whether teachers should earn their paychecks based on student test scores, popularity or their college degree and years of experience is drawing heated debate between lawmakers and educators.

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