Let’s Stop Scheduling High School Like Fifth Grade

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1. To truly prepare high schoolers for higher ed, stop scheduling them like 5th graders.

By Nick Stoneman in the Hechinger Report

2. Americans aren’t saving for retirement. States want to help.

By Ina Jaffe at NPR

3. Think you’re sick of politics already? Gallup is giving up on political ‘horse race’ polling.

By Steven Shepard in Politico

4. Here’s the final controversial test refugees must pass to gain asylum in Europe.

By Aamna Mohdin in Quartz

5. Can prisoners benefit from yoga?

By Jessica Rizzo in Vice

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