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inthesetimes.com — An elementary school curriculum designed by the American Coal Foundation suggests that students learn about the costs and benefits of coal mining by using toothpicks and paper clips to “mine” chocolate chips out of cookies. Poet and organizer Mark Nowak’s new book, "Coal Mountain Elementary," also talks about costs, but not the ones the coal industry has in mind.
inthesetimes.com — An elementary school curriculum designed by the American Coal Foundation suggests that students learn about the costs and benefits of coal mining by using toothpicks and paper clips to “mine” chocolate chips out of cookies. Poet and organizer Mark Nowak’s new book, "Coal Mountain Elementary," also talks about costs, but not the ones the coal industry has in mind.
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