Tag: literacy
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Jane Yolen’s lasting impact on Newton’s literacy professionals
Jane Yolen, author of more than 400 books for children and young adults, has died at age 87. Courtesy photo Of all the books at The Newton Free Library, Jane Yolen’s Caldecott award-winning “Owl Moon” is the favorite of children’s…
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Lawmakers on verge of passing new literacy standards legislation
Late last month the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed The Right to Read bill that the House had approved without objection last fall, moving the Legislature a big step closer to the creation of a new statewide standards for literacy education…