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It’s National Drop Everything and Read Day, So Here’s a Great Book List

It’s National Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day, which is celebrated on legendary children’s book author Beverly Cleary’s birthday. Cleary, who turns 102 this year, has sold more than 90 million copies of her dozens of published books. In honor…
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You Sent These Awesome Photos And Videos Showing IMSE’s OG At Work

At the Journal, we love getting feedback from our thousands of Twitter followers. Check out some of the great photography and videography our community shared with us through Twitter. And please continue to send photos and videos our way to…
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Every Student Succeeds Act

The Journal takes an in-depth look at ESSA—the Every Student Succeeds Act, signed into law by President Obama in 2015. The law, which goes into effect starting the 2017-18 school year, seeks to put more control over testing and teacher performance back…
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Keys to Reading: Digital vs. Print

As the Internet, ebooks and digital reading materials have become more accessible, schools and libraries across the country have assumed that younger readers, having grown up in the digital age, simply prefer an online reading experience to traditional books. In…
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Our Favorite Children’s Books for Spring

As winter gives way to spring, it’s a time of wonder for everyone! With milder days ahead, we’ve gathered some of our favorite spring-themed books for your ‘budding’ readers.
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Q&A with Catherine Gregory, President of the IDA’s Virginia Branch

For the last two years, Catherine Gregory has been president of the International Dyslexia Association’s Virginia Branch. The Journal recently talked to Catherine about IDA’s work in her state, the coming changes of the Every Student Succeeds Act and the…
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