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• Can Wireless Tablets Bridge The Digital and Education Divide?

  

  Coolidge High School students sit in small groups as they prep for their Advanced Placement U.S. history exam. They’ll be expected to write essays on the materials they’ve learned. “How or why did the anti-slavery movement become more radical during … Read More

• The Effect Of Youth Unemployment On Crime
• Report: Fixing Education Disparities Is a Public Safety Strategy

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• Private School Grads Fixing Public Schools

  The New York Times points out something important about the school reform movement– those involved, including former D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee and President Barack Obama, did not attend public schools: Those who call themselves reformers are a diverse group, … Read More

• Fenty Lost Because of Style, not School Reform
• Did Michelle Rhee Lie About her Record?

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• America's Widening Wealth Gap: Your Take

  

  Earlier today, The Diane Rehm show discussed how the widening wealth gap in America is marginalizing African American and Hispanic families: That’s the finding of a new study by the Pew Research Center. The median wealth of whites is now … Read More

• Funding Diversity Through NPR
• Salvadoran Women in D.C. via Metro Connection

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