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Computers Grade Essays Fast ... But Not Always Well

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As schools look to cut costs, more are considering using computers to grade students' writing assignments and to provide writing help. The programs can assess large numbers of papers in seconds.

By Molly Bloom

Originally published on Thu June 7, 2012 5:04 am

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Imagine a school where every child gets instant, personalized writing help for a fraction of the cost of hiring a human teacher — and where a computer, not a person, grades a student's essays.

It's not so far-fetched. Some schools around the country are already using computer programs to help teach students to write.

There are two big arguments for automated essay scoring: lower expenses and better test grading. Using computers instead of humans would certainly be cheaper, but not everyone agrees on argument No. 2.

1:50 am

Thu June 7, 2012

Tunisia's Leader: Activist, Exile And Now President

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Moncef Marzouki, the president of Tunisia, photographed in the presidential palace.

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The ruins of the Roman baths in Carthage, just outside the Tunisian capital Tunis.

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Colorful graffiti in on an underpass in Tunis that appeared after the Tunisian revolution in January 2011.

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Inside the presidential palace, now home to Moncef Marzouki, who became president last December.

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Moncef Marzouki, the president of Tunisia, photographed in the presidential palace.

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A portrait of Habib Bourguiba, the founder of modern Tunisia and its first president, hangs in the presidential palace.

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Originally published on Thu June 7, 2012 1:26 pm

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NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep is taking a Revolutionary Road Trip across North Africa to see how the countries that staged revolutions last year are remaking themselves as they write new social rules, rebuild their economies and establish new political systems. Steve and his team are traveling some 2,000 miles from Tunisia's ancient city of Carthage, across the deserts of Libya and on to Egypt's megacity of Cairo. In Tunisia, he sat down with the country's new president, Moncef Marzouki.

11:12 pm

Wed June 6, 2012

How Dorothy Parker Came To Rest In Baltimore

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Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke (center left) and NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Hooks lower the ashes of writer Dorothy Parker into her final resting place at the NAACP headquarters in 1988.

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Author Dorothy Parker works at her typewriter in 1941. After her death at 73, Parker's ashes were stored in a file cabinet until being interred at NAACP headquarters in Baltimore.

By Nell Greenfieldboyce

Originally published on Thu June 7, 2012 7:17 pm

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The writer, poet and critic Dorothy Parker was technically not a native New Yorker; she was born at her family's beach cottage in New Jersey. But she always considered New York City to be her beloved hometown. It's where she grew up, where she struggled during her early days as a writer, where she became famous, and where she died of a heart attack at the age of 73.

6:57 pm

Wed June 6, 2012

CT Scans Boost Cancer Risks For Kids

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Isabel Doran, 4, gets a CT scan at Children's National Medical Center with her mom, Veronica Doran. The X-ray radiation in CT scans raises the risks for cancer, including leukemia, a new study shows.

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Originally published on Thu June 7, 2012 5:04 am

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Children who get CT scans are at slightly increased risk for brain cancer and leukemia, according to a large international study released Tuesday.

CT scans create detailed images of the inside of the body. So they're great for diagnosing all sorts of medical problems — so great that their use has soared in recent years. More than 80 million are being done every year in the United States.

11:46 am

Wed June 6, 2012

The Curious Life Of Futurist Author Ray Bradbury

By Arnie Seipel

Originally published on Thu June 14, 2012 11:07 am

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Some sad news this morning: The world has lost a literary giant. Author Ray Bradbury died last night after a long illness. He was 91 years old. He wrote such classics as "The Martian Chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451" - futuristic tales from a man who never used a computer, or even drove a car. NPR's Arnie Seipel has more on Bradbury and his curious life.

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