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The Sickout in Detroit

Written by KRISHNADEV CALAMUR

The overwhelming majority of Detroit Public Schools will be closed Monday after the teachers union in the city called for a sickout over concerns about the finances of Michigan’s largest school district.

Money, Race and Success: How Your School District Compares

Written by MOTOKO RICH, AMANDA COX and MATTHEW BLOCH.

Children in the school districts with the highest concentrations of poverty score an average of more than four grade levels below children in the richest districts.

Why Talented Black and Hispanic Students Can Go Undiscovered

Written by SUSAN DYNARSKI.

Rejected by Colleges, SAT and ACT Gain High School Acceptance

SAT and ACT being accept as high school standardized tests.

A Palestinian Teacher’s Methods Earn the Attention of More Than Her Class

Written by Diaa Hadid. Hanan Hroub is a teacher in the West Bank who emphasizes the use of play in the classroom.

Yet Another Teaching Memoir? A Teacher's Critique

Written by Nicole Dixon.

The Upside of Academic Tracking

Written by Jill Barshay.

"I haven’t finished reading this article yet, but it is controversial and I just can’t stop thinking of the widening of the achievement gap. I wonder how we can cultivate excellence in students who show a proclivity for math... without perpetuating informal segregation in schools by leaving out students who are lowest achieving. The article says that there was no trade-off, that students not selected for these gifted classrooms were not worse off, I wonder about this." - Sophie

Don't Grade Schools on Grit

Written by Angela Duckworth. Examing the current interst in grading schools based on student's level of character traits such as self-control and grit.

The Subtle Linguistics of Polite White Supremacy

Written by Yawo Brown. This article differentiates racism and prejudice. Provides a historical and social context for “lazy blacks” stereotypes.

Schools Nationwide Still Grapple with Lead in Water

Written by MICHAEL WINES, PATRICK McGEEHAN and JOHN SCHWARTZ. This winter’s crisis in Flint, Mich., has cast new attention on lead in water supplies. But problems with lead in school water supplies have dragged on for years — aggravated by ancient buildings and plumbing, prolonged by official neglect and tight budgets, and enabled by a gaping loophole in federal rules that largely exempts schools from responsibility for the purity of their water.

A Supreme Court Pioneer, Now Making Her Mark on Video Games

Written by Natasha Singer. Justice O’Connor is behind an animated civics education game called Win the White House, whose latest edition was recently released. The game has been played by more than 250,000 students just this month and is barnstorming its way through middle schools across the United States.

Should Parents be Able to Stop Their Child’s Growth?

Written by Genevieve Field. Caring for people with severe mental and physical limitations becomes vastly harder as they get older. Some parents believe medically stunting them is the answer — but is it ethical?

The Case for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Written by Gloria Ladson-Billings

Designating the MVP

Written by Carolyn Strom. How to find the most valuable phrase in a piece of written work.

The Early Catastrophe: The 30 Million Word Gap

Written by Betty Hart and Todd Risely. Research study conducted comparing high and low income families, and the amount of vocabulary children were exposed to at home.