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1. Should school districts extend students’ school days?

@http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3755837 @https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/what-new-research-on-extended-school-day-says/2012/04/18/gIQAnmV3RT_blog.html @http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/can-longer-school-days-close-the-achievement-gap/ @http://www.readingrockets.org/article/time-learn-benefits-longer-school-day @http://education.seattlepi.com/reasons-not-extending-school-day-1559.html

2. Should the U.S. Mint stop producing the penny?

@http://www.moneycrashers.com/get-rid-penny-reasons/ @http://moneytips.areavoices.com/2016/02/13/pros-and-cons-of-abolishing-the-penny/ @http://www.pennies.org/ @http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/05/0705penny.html 3. Should cities ban the use of plastic bags?

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