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PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: Week of 2 17 14: Inequality in Education Across n.c. Schools

For Students 9th - 10th
A video and brief article cover the issue of access to arts education in North Carolina public schools. [8:10]
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Kansas Town Takes Dental Care to School

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on a school effort to improve access to dental care for low-income students.
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USA Today

Usa Today: Fla. Supreme Ct. Strikes Down School Vouchers

For Students 9th - 10th
News Article from January 5, 2006 regarding the Florida's Supreme Court's decision that school vouchers were unconstitutional.
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Other

New York Public Library: Early New York [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A teacher package explaining how to use the included primary resources with students. Questions and writing prompts accompany original images of early New York, Henry Hudson's experiences, colonial leaders, and people who lived in New...
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Read Works

Read Works: Are Public Curfews Fair?

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating public curfews for teens. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Battle Over the Pledge

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether or not the Pledge of Allegiance should be said in schools. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: New Lives for Old Buses

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about an African country that uses old school buses for public transportation. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Safe Ride

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about safety concerns on school busses. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Wrapping Up the Washington Monument

For Students 3rd - 5th
As the Washington Monument was being repaired, it was still open to the public and was covered by a special cloth that allowed people to see what was happening. This is an article about the Washington Monument with some good research or...
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Languages Online

Languages Online: La Feria De Sevilla

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn and practice vocabulary from news articles that cover the April fair in Seville, Spain. Four different exercises practice vocabulary that covers the history and activities of this annual event. Answers may be checked after every...
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Other

National Scholastic Press Association

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
If you are involved in any way with a school newspaper, yearbook or other school publication, you should be familiar with the national Scholastic Press Association. Teachers or students with an interest in design, article ideas, or legal...
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Read Works

Read Works: New Lives for Old Buses

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about old school buses being used for public transportation in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

National Association of Special Education Teachers: Discipline of Students in Special Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
From this introductory page of a monthly series of nine articles about IDEA's requirements in specific disciplinary areas relating to students with special needs. While these brief introductions provide some information, membership is...
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Education Development Center

Title Ix: A Brief History

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief but comprehensive article on the history and current status of Title IX. Provides list of resource organizations and materials as well as contact information for centers that assist with desegragation issues in public schools.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Lady Bird Johnson

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This is a brief article on Lady Bird Johnson. Read about her life before she became the First Lady of the United States and her career following her husband's presidency.
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Other

Association for Middle Level Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
AMLE serves as a voice for professionals, parents, and others interested in the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents (youth 10-15 years of age). NMSA is the only national educational association exclusively devoted to...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Women's Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information for high-school classes examining the history of women's suffrage and the struggle for equal rights as well as related issues that address such questions as: Are laws protecting women's rights still needed?...