Of the many bright ideas Twitter seems to have coined, the "140 characters or less" concept seems to be its shining star. We've said it before and we'll say it again — The unique brevity of the platform forces us to "cut out the fluff" and limit us to sharing only the most important bits of information. The Wall Street Journal reports that this same concept is now taking hold of our education system.Once upon a time, admissions officers at popular schools required prospective students to s [...]

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