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How one teacher talks about Ferguson
Teaching middle school students about what happened in Ferguson, or talking about choke holds and grand juries – that’s not part of Common Core, and it’s…
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The obsession with the "deserving poor" reaches new heights and hits TV
Journalists try to stay away from editorializing, but I'm going to break the rule here and say I'm 100 percent comfortable calling CBS's new poverty porn…
Some kids are more at risk of not getting the sleep they need
Think back to a time when you stayed up all night, or only slept for a few hours.Did you feel groggy or sluggish? Was it difficult to focus on the tasks…
Smoke if you got 'em: The President's plan to pay for preschool with higher cigarette taxes
Yesterday, the White House released its budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, and we got our first detailed look at how the President intends to pay…
Plant your soul: The poetry of a Detroit elementary school
Whitney Walker has had a lot of jobs in her life. But she was never content until she landed at her current gig as the office manager at the James and…
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Day care policies: Here's the one that's sending parents to the E.R.
Here's the dilemma: You are one of the many American parents with a kid in day care. The kid gets a sniffle or a cold. The day care calls you to take them…
You want the cookie. How can you resist? One psychologist's strategy, and why it matters
Today, we have a story about the time one of the most famous television characters in history re-enacted one of the most famous psychology experiments in…
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Teachers' racial bias starts as early as preschool, study suggests
Research shows black students receive harsher discipline than their white counterparts. They are more likely to be suspended and expelled from school,…
8 ways to keep your kids from saying "I'm bored" during winter break
When the school bell rings on Friday afternoon, most students in the U.S. will be headed home for two glorious weeks of winter break.But as that time off…
As new development takes off, some find it harder to stay in Grand Rapids
Finding a home in Grand Rapids is becoming more difficult, especially for renters with low incomes. According to Zillow.com, the average cost of a rental…
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