11/14/2019: 2 Former Twitter Employees Charged with Spying for Saudi Arabia - Is suspension warranted for a high school football coach who ran up the score?

Today's Article: 2 Former Twitter Employees Charged with Spying for Saudi Arabia
From: NPR.org
Readability Score: 14.3

A Middle Eastern nation convinced Twitter employees to access private accounts of people who have criticized its rulers. Iran? Syria? No, it's Saudi Arabia! Learn more about this espionage case in today's article, and use it to discuss the importance of using social media wisely.

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Readability Score: 9.2

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4/24/2019: Two Tips for Selecting High School Electives - The Glass Ceiling

Today's Article: Two Tips for Selecting High School Electives
From: US News and World Report
Readability Score: 11.8

American schools offer many electives to their students. How can you choose the right ones for you, ones that will help your future? Today's article offers some suggestions for consideration.

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Readability Score: 7.6

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5/19/2017: This Vermont High School Is Having a Very Vermont Problem - Couple to Wed After Losing Nearly 600 Pounds Together

Today's Article: This Vermont High School Is Having a Very Vermont Problem
From: Yahoo News (WSJ)
Readability Score: 10.6

When it comes to rebellious and cantankerous behavior, Vermonters go back a ways.

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Readability Score: 8.8

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3/17/2017: Supreme Court: Racism Can Upend Jury Verdicts - Most Valuable Lesson at One High School Taught at Lunch

Today's Article: Supreme Court: Racism Can Upend Jury Verdicts
From: USA Today
Readability Score: 14.9

A majority of justices said a Colorado man accused of sexual battery may deserve a new trial because a juror made discriminatory comments...

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Readability Score: 7.2

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5/10/2016: Seattle Trash-Check Ordinance Ruled 'Unconstitutional' - Deep Inside New York's JFK Airport, There's A High School

Today's Article: Seattle Trash-Check Ordinance Ruled 'Unconstitutional' (10.5)
From: Seattle Times

On Wednesday, King County Superior Court Judge Beth Andrus ruled that what was in that carton stays private.

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2/3/2016: Pursuing Critics, China Reaches Across Boarders - Growing Number Of Chinese Teens Are Coming To America For High School

Today's Article: Pursuing Critics, China Reaches Across Borders (11.4)
From: Washington Post
China’s campaign against dissent is going global.

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What's Taxing About Taxes? and Where Did My Money Go?, are both a new release!!

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1/15/2016: White House Taking a Look at Women and the Military Draft - Wisconsin High Schoolers Banned from Chants Including 'Airball'

Today's Article: White House Taking a Look at Women and the Military Draft (11.8)
From: Denver Post (AP)

The government is deliberating whether to propose Selective Service changes that would make women eligible for the military draft...

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