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Dustin Dwyer has unfolded himself from the tiny desks at Congress Elementary School in Grand Rapids. He's listening to hours of tape for our next…
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I've been thinking a lot lately about standardized state tests. This fall, I spent about six weeks observing a classroom of third graders in Grand Rapids…
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I've been thinking a lot about names lately - what they mean, what they project, what kinds of assumptions people make when they hear a name. So I decided…
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When it comes to making sure kids are at grade level, the U.S. isn't doing so hot. Just a little over a third (36%) of 8-year olds are cognitively on…
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Terry Gaule is overseeing a rocket mission.His team: a classroom full of 14 and 15 year old kids from Grand Rapids.The mission: to build balloon-powered,…
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Last week, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy released its latest "Context and Performance" report card for Michigan schools. We mentioned the Center's…
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This morning there's a press event at Burton International School in Detroit that's worth a mention.Wayne State University is planning on investing in the…
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Researchers Thomas A. DiPrete and Claudia Buchman write in the Los Angeles Times about another phenomenon for the gap watch files.According to Buchman and…
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When I told people I was working on this special, one hour show about race, a lot of the reactions were along the lines of “race…hmm….interesting.” Like,…
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We are still a long way from gender equality in the United States. Women currently make less money than men, even when working the same job. And when it…