Building Prison Beds Based On Third Graders' Test Scores

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It has been said that you can predict the prison population by looking at how many third graders perform poorly on standardized tests. Read the full description.

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Scho0l_over_jail_small The school to prison pipeline starts early. It has been said that you can predict the prison population by looking at how many third graders perform poorly on standardized tests. But has anyone ever asked third graders what they think about this? Kim Reed did. This is her report.

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The school to prison pipeline starts early. It has been said that you can predict the prison population by looking at how many third graders perform poorly on standardized tests. But has anyone ever asked third graders what they think about this? Kim Reed did. This is her report.