Many children don’t feel as though they’re being challenged in school, according to a new study by the Center for American Progress. Researchers found that 57 percent of eighth graders find their history classes are “often” or “always” too easy, and about a third say they’re only asked to read five pages a day. About 37 percent of fourth graders say their math work is too easy. (Slate)
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