4/16/2020: ACLU sues over postage requirement for absentee voting in Georgia - Will states need to hold kids back, institute summer school?

Today's Article: ACLU sues over postage requirement for absentee voting in Georgia
From: The Gainesville Times
Readability Score: 12.9

Like other states, Georgia delayed its March primary. The Secretary of State mailed absentee ballots to all eligible voters in case they are concerned about the virus in May. Now the ACLU suggests that this is a poll tax and therefore unconstitutional. Are they right? What should Georgia do?

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Today's Alternate Article: Will states need to hold kids back, institute summer school?
Readability Score: 9.1

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"Don't ask me what  I am. Ask me who I am."

Eli Steele just wants to register his son Jack for kindergarten. He has no idea the journey this will begin, or the questions it will lead to.

They have a complex family history. Son of slaves. Daughter of the revolution. Holocaust survivors. Interracial marriage pioneers in an era of segregation and discrimination.

Explore Eli and Jack's powerful story of individuality vs. group identity, how to cope with bullies, and the resilience of the human spirit in our new release, Outside the Box.

Adapted from the award-winning documentary, How Jack Became Black.

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3/27/2018: Student suspended after staying in class during walkouts. True? or Not? - Student Challenges Dress Code After Being Punished for Not Wearing a Dress to School

Today's Article: Student suspended after staying in class during walkouts. True? or Not?
From: Washington Post
Readability Score: 11.8

News is often spun to tell a story the media wants to tell. Today's lesson shows how one news story has been run with headlines and narrative to fit a much more sensational view than the truth of the story. Explore the impact spin can have.

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Today's Alternate Article: Student Challenges Dress Code After Being Punished for Not Wearing a Dress to School
Readability Score: 8.1

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3/21/2018: Teacher Put On Leave for Questioning School Walkout - Toilet Paper Shortage

Today's Article: Teacher Put On Leave for Questioning School Walkout
From: The New York Post
Readability Score: 12.0

A teacher raises questions about the meaning behind the school walkout and gets placed on administrative leave. Were her rights violated? Or did she overstep her bounds as a school employee? Should we preserve the right to express unpopular thoughts? If so, how do we protect that right?

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Today's Alternate Article: Toilet Paper Shortage
Readability Score: 7.6

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9/13/2017: School Supply Lists Have Gotten Ridiculously Long and Expensive. Here’s Why - A minimum wage surprise

Today's Article: School Supply Lists Have Gotten Ridiculously Long and Expensive. Here’s Why.
From: Slate
Readability Score: 10.1

When I asked parents on Facebook to share their children’s lists, my inbox started filling up immediately with exasperated responses.

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Today's Alternate Article: A minimum wage surprise


During May, the minimum hourly wage in St. Louis went up to $10.00. Yesterday it went back down.

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9/6/2017: How did dogs become our best friends? New evidence - How College Athletes are Really Paid

Today's Article: How did dogs become our best friends? New evidence
From: BBC
Readability Score: 9.6

Dogs most probably evolved from wolves at a single location about 20,000 to 40,000 years ago, a study suggests.

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Today's Alternate Article: How College Athletes are Really Paid
Readability Score: 7.7

Some sports economists say the market is the solution. They suggest that schools, "...simply pay the kids." Instead, according to sports economist Andrew Zimbalist, the schools are spending "...money on everything but what a normal market would have to spend money on, which is the players."

Check out the econlife Current Event today about how college athletes are paid! We're running a test partnership with econlife to bring you interesting, real-life economics concepts and activities. Try it out for the next few weeks and let us know what you think!

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