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Since 1935, the Week in Review has been a place where a writer could do something a little different from the daily news report. Next week, the section will make another leap.
Some school districts are lowering the homework load, to try to reduce the pressure on students. But the competition for college admission and the stress of testing remain.
Ten years after it became standard gear in the United States Army, the beret has been replaced by the patrol cap as the default head gear for soldiers wearing combat uniforms.