Fight over phonics: Will California require the ‘science of reading’ in K-12 schools?
Nearly 60% of third graders aren’t reading at grade level. A new bill would require schools to use a phonics-based approach ...
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From childhood to adulthood: How libraries shaped a love for reading
As a sickly child, books were good companions when I couldn’t go outside and play. We had a small home library and a set of encyclopedias that kept me occupied satisfying my curiosity. When I had a ...
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Israeli attacks on Gaza schools sheltering displaced Palestinians kill 33
At least 33 Palestinians have been killed and more than 100 wounded in Israeli air attacks on three schools housing displaced ...
Childhood Memories of Connecting Through Cartooning
Mine came flooding back as I read Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud’s “The Cartoonists Club” and Jerry Craft and Kwame ...