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Kids struggle to read when schools leave phonics out

The Hechinger Report

” Related: Can Common Core reading tests ever be fair? In 2003, in a rather extraordinary move, the state Department of Education mandated that every teacher preparation program in Mississippi require two courses in early literacy to cover what was in the National Reading Panel report. Kelly Butler was alarmed.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Education Week : “Even When States Revise Standards, the Core of the Common Core Remains.” This group of older borrowers collectively hold $247 billion in student debt, an amount that has roughly tripled since 2003.” The workshop space for “makers” had raised $4.7 million total.