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Great idea, poorly executed because of political bias

Julia P.
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Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, United States
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My Students Liked It Yes
My Students Learned Yes
I Would Recommend It Yes
Setup Time Less than 5 minutes
Great for Practice
Great with General
How I Use It
I use Newsela as a warm up in the classroom.
My Take
I wish I could give Newsela 5 stars because it is a great tool. However, it is extremely left-leaning with news and sometimes I have to dig for unbiased articles for my students because I don't believe in pushing a political agenda on them.

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