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Liz Willen Dear reader:

One of my New Year’s resolutions involves re-reading “Common Ground ([link removed]) ,” the 1986 book about the epic struggle over court-ordered desegregation in Boston. It’s still so relevant to our work at The Hechinger Report around inequality in schools, and a jarring reminder of how little has changed.

Consider Nichole Dobo’s recent beautifully written story ([link removed]) focusing on 12-year-old Taheem Fennell of Wilmington, Delaware. Taheem attends a school that’s almost entirely black and poor, a place where students “are scarred by violence and loss,” and where teachers say they don’t have the support to do their jobs well. More school funding may or may not be the answer here; the story will leave you with many questions about how to fix inequality. As always, we’d love to hear your views.

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Main Idea


** “Kids who have less, need more”: The fight over school funding ([link removed])
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A child who shows promise struggles to make it in middle school as state and national leaders debate if the country is doing enough to educate vulnerable students.
Reading List


** The game that can spot preschoolers at risk for reading deficits ([link removed])
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That’s a long-range goal of a new effort by a team from Boston Children’s Hospital in collaboration with Florida State University, which has developed a 15 to 20-minute game that tests children’s early literacy skills and generates a red flag for those in need of extra support.



** A study on teaching critical thinking in science ([link removed])
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Teaching the scientific method yields large learning gains but not as a standalone unit.



** OPINION: The need for more black school counselors, and four ways to get better information about HBCUs ([link removed])
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If educators care about student success, they need to ensure students know that historically black colleges and universities are an option.



** STUDENT VOICE: Don’t call me ‘Indian’ — A line of strong Ojibwe women inspired my journey to college ([link removed])
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A Yale student gets real about the importance of recognizing indigenous identity



** OPINION: Democratic candidates must learn more about the public charter schools that have been a game changer for many families in her city, parent-advocate says ([link removed])
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"I wish the Democratic presidential candidates would think about kids in cities like Newark before issuing policy proposals that would cripple the schools that so many parents depend on."
Solutions
* "How Washington colleges are opening their doors to adults with intellectual disabilities ([link removed]) ," The Seattle Times
* "For students with kids, college can be a lonely struggle. One program aims to help ([link removed]) ," Los Angeles Times
* "Telework program is ‘game changer' for women in rural parts of Utah ([link removed]) ," The Salt Lake Tribune

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