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Mississippi teachers and aspiring teachers attend a training session on a science-based reading program in April 2021. The state is among those that have mandated evidence-based approaches to teaching reading, but some of the nation's teacher-preparation programs are lagging.
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What began as a running joke injected real energy back into my classroom culture.
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Florida lawmakers turned down a more sweeping property-tax reduction plan, leaving school taxes alone.
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