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What We’re Reading This Week: November 9, 2018

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

Why Millions of Teens Can't Finish Their Homework 

The Atlantic 

“In what’s often referred to as the ‘homework gap,’ the unequal access to digital devices and high-speed internet prevents 17 percent of teens from completing their homework assignments, according to the new Pew analysis.” 

 

The Day of Fate 

The Atlantic 

“Kristallnacht, on its 80th anniversary, still offers a potent lesson: We all face the choice between right and wrong, responsibility and recklessness, conscience and complicity.” 

 

Time to Expose the Women Still Celebrating the Confederacy 

The Daily Beast 

“The more you realize how entrenched they are in this false narrative they’ve constructed, you can't help but hold them accountable for all the damage they've done over generations and generations.” 

 

Nearly 1,800 Educators Ran for Office in the Midterms. Here's Who Won 

Education Dive 

“These educators launched campaigns to be governors, members of U.S. Congress, state legislative seat holders and local representatives, but not all of them took home the prize.” 

 

Despite Popularity With Parents and Teachers, Review of Research Finds Small Benefits to Small Classes 

The Hechinger Report 

“You can spend a dollar only once and you need to decide whether you invest it into smaller classes, better salaries, more non-teaching working time, or longer student learning hours. If you make that calculation, almost any of the other factors yield better outcomes.” 

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