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February 2021: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
article of the week
June 3, 2024: “Guilty: Trump Becomes First Former President to Be Convicted of Felony Crimes” by Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Michelle L. Price and Jill Colvin for the Associated Press
Note: This is the final AoW of the 2023-2024 school year.
news
“Do We Have a National Reading Crisis?” by Thomas Newkirk
EPISODE 4:11 Kelly and Penny visit with Mike Schmoker, author of Focus 2.0 and Results 2.0, to discuss the steps schools can take to help students achieve dramatic improvements.
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