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Today marks the 60th anniversary of International Literacy Day, first proclaimed by @UNESCO In 1966 to remind people around the world of "the critical importance of literacy for creating a more literate, just, peaceful and sustainable society." This year the theme is “Literacy
These Schools Are Beating the Odds in Teaching Kids to Read
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School districts will be eligible for money from the $200 million the state has allocated for training teachers on effective ways to teach reading buff.ly/Qv4e51J
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Sparkman: We waited too long to teach children how the social-media world worked. With AI, we should teach the child before the technology does buff.ly/F7Mqa1F
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.@ChadAldeman: With vacation breaks, long weekends and religious holidays, 180 days of instruction in Fairfax County, Virginia, stretch out over 297 days. The same is happening in other districts buff.ly/JPkHKsU
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A visual portrait of the tenderness — and strain — behind a childcare provider who never clocks out buff.ly/Rl3MumA