During the early part of the 20th century, American youth entered high schools at a rapid rate, mainly due to the building of new schools, and a shifting focus towards a "life adjustment curriculum" focused on adolescents' immediate and personal needs. In 1910 18% of 15- to 18-year-olds were enrolled in a high school; barely 9% of all American 18-year-olds graduated. By 1940, 73% of American youths were enrolled in high school and the median American youth had a high school diploma.

The United States exceeded Europe and Russia in mass secondary education. The American system of education was characterized as open to many students, forgiving, lacking universal standards, and academic. On the other hand, the European system was closed, unforgiving, with uniform standards, and academic for some and industrial for others. Secondary schools in America were free and generally accessible, while in most of Europe they were costly and often inaccessible with difficult entrance exams.

I've heard a lot about the glass ceiling, but not about this.

It’s always fun to “check the temperature” of the English world by looking at the top reads of the day. But I can’t for the life of me figure out why it’s “mathematics” and “lists of equations”. Anyone have a hint?

(also RIP to RJ, breakfast king of Albuquerque 🥺)

Hey everyone,

My friend and I used to play the Wikipedia game the old school way, picking two random articles and trying to count our own clicks manually. We got tired of keeping score by hand and looked for websites to play on, but we could not find a good free multiplayer option that let us control our own lobby settings.

We ended up making Clickipedia (https://clickipedia.io).

Instead of just racing to the finish, we wanted to focus on competition, exploration, and different styles of play. It is 100% free and has three modes:

• Daily: One shared route every day to see who can navigate it in the fewest clicks.
• Weekly: A much harder and longer challenge.
• Lobbies: Free multiplayer where you can set up custom rules and play with friends in real time.

It has been a blast discovering bizarre rabbit holes on the site. Check out today's route or grab a friend for a match and let us know what you think!

Mike was a rooster who managed to survive for 18 months after being beheaded (fed by eyedropper). He finally died on 17 March 1947.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film))

Article about the famous film in 1939 directed by Victor Fleming and starring Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh. It was adapted from a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell.

my favourite pope moment, although i am also partial to the alleged Pope John the Joan and the time the church decided the best solution to having two rival popes was electing a third pope.