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  SAT Reading Scores Down 33 Points Since 1972

  5292 readers The College Board released some alarming statistics this week, reporting that SAT critical reading mean scores had declined 33 points since 1972. Since 2006, writing mean scores have decreased eight points. Here’s more analysis from the Washington Post: “Nationally, the reading score for the Class of 2011, including public- and private-school students, was

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  Kaplan Offers 130 Free Test Prep eBooks

  1774 readersThis week Kaplan Publishing is offering more than 130 free eBooks to students around the country. The offer expires on January 10th. Follow this link to download free test prep books for Nook, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Sony eReader. Free titles inc...

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  Police Drop Criminal Investigation into Middle School Teacher Who Read ‘Ender’s Game’ in Class

  5546 readersIn South Carolina, Aiken Public Safety have closed a criminal investigation into a Schofield Middle School who read to his students from Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. The investigation began when a mother complained to police and school officials over “pornographic” reading material in the classroom. Here’s more about the case: “On March 12, the

• Former Teacher Raising Money for Graphic Novel on Kickstarter

  6688 readers Former high school teacher Vivian Liddell hopes to raise $7,000 on Kickstarter. The funding will help her complete her fictional graphic novel project entitled Dumptruck Baby: The Education of a NYC Teacher. It will tell the story of a highly-stressed new mother embarking on a career as a New York City public school teacher. Liddell will

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  Mediabistro Seeks Young Adult Novel Writing Instructor

  6422 readersEver wish you could teach aspiring writers? Mediabistro is looking for a teacher for our online Young Adult Novel Writing class. Here’s more about the job: “Mediabistro is looking for a dynamic, spirited instructor to teach our Young Adult Novel Writing class online. This class meets for 12 sessions and will take students through

• Greenleaf’s Required Reading: Books to Get You Out of Your Summer Slump

  6750 readersAs students around the country head back to school, backpacks are rapidly stuffed with laptops, pens, notebooks, and heavy textbooks. Amid the scramble to finish class assignments and complete mandatory chapters, leisure reading gets relegated to winter break. Reading personal books during the school year, however, can be fun, stimulating, and stress-relieving. And for those

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  A Day in the Life of Economic History Author Patrick Brown

  1447 readersA Day in the Life is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we get a glimpse into our favorite author’s day-to-day life! Today’s guest is Patrick Brown, author of the economic history book, Industrial Pioneers: Scranton, Pennsylvania and the Transformation of America, 1840-1902. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• A Day in the Life of Patrick Brown by Patrick Brown While

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  Rapper 50 Cent Makes the Cut on Rochester’s Summer Reading List

  1232 readersParents raised their eyebrows at the inclusion of rapper 50 Cent's memoir, From Pieces to Weight on the Rochester School District's summer reading list. School Board President Malik Evans confessed that "two or three" of the rapper's songs are on his iPod. He and school officials explain that it is difficult to have a list

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  Haruki Murakami Yanked from School District Reading List

  12053 readersA New Jersey school district has pulled two novels from its required reading list after parents complained about the works. Haruki Murakami‘s Norwegian Wood and Nic Sheff‘s Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines were both pulled from the list after parents complained about their gay sex scenes.  Fox News has more: “The books were on a

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  Punctuation Is Powerful

  8100 readersThe image we published last Saturday was quite popular, so I decided to run another one this Saturday. The theme is the same: punctuation. For those who can’t see the image, here’s what it says: An English professor wrote the words: “A woman without her man is nothing” on the chalkboard he asked the students to punctuate it correctly. All