The Friday Five
Ruiyan Xu
July 20, 2012

Five links that made us think this week.

Can you solve some of the world’s biggest problems through technology? The amazing students at the annual Imagine Cup are coming up with innovative solutions.

Cheating. It happens—even in prestigious magnet schools. Is cheating just a fact of life?

Ew, boys! Do separate classrooms for boys and girls lead to better learning?

We talk a lot about the achievement gap in America here at TFA, but what about the achievement gap between America and the rest of the world?

And finally, you know you’ve made it when the Onion makes fun of you and people keep talking about it.

Happy Friday.

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