3/12/2019: Why White School Districts Have So Much More Money - Bay Area's High Cost Of Living Squeezes Restaurant Workers, Chefs And Owners

Today's Article: Why White School Districts Have So Much More Money
From: NPR.org
Readability Score: 10.9

Current funding of schools is based on local property taxes, leading to disparities in the amount of funding per student when you compare suburban districts (more white students) with urban districts (more minority students). Is this the best way to fund education?

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Today's Alternate Article: Bay Area's High Cost Of Living Squeezes Restaurant Workers, Chefs And Owners
Readability Score: 7.1

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3/27/2017: Proposed California Law Would Allow Bicyclists to Roll Past Stop Signs - Company Offering Employees $10,000 to Leave Bay Area

Today's Article: Proposed California Law Would Allow Bicyclists to Roll Past Stop Signs
From: Los Angeles Times
Readability Score: 12.3

Idaho, the only state in which bicyclists are currently allowed such freedom, found a decline in bike-related injuries after the law was enacted.

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Today's Alternate Article: Company Offering Employees $10,000 to Leave Bay Area
Readability Score: 9.2

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