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Economic growth better than expected in 2nd quarter

U.S. economic growth accelerated in the April-June quarter to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.7 percent. The Bureau of Economic Analysis said the rate released Wednesday was based on incomplete data and would be revised over the next month.

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Review, resignation urged in Indiana grading flap

Indiana education leaders on Tuesday pledged a thorough review of the state's system for evaluating schools after a former official who now serves as Florida's education commissioner worked to alter a grade for a school founded by a top Republican donor.

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Report: Bennett changed GOP donor’s school grade

Former Indiana school Superintendent Tony Bennett and his staff scrambled last fall to ensure influential donor Christel DeHaan’s charter school received an “A,” despite poor test scores in algebra that initially earned it a “C.”

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Farmers like crop potential year after drought

Farmers are keeping an eye on the weather and searching for early signs of disease after a recent Purdue University Extension Service report suggested recent rains and high humidity could create more fungal and bacterial problems throughout the state.

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