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OPINION | KATHY POWERS: A silent crisis | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

"What did I miss?" asked Talia, one of my fifth-grade students. What started as two or three absences a month had escalated into two or three a week. When Talia returned, she was often too busy trying to make sense of her missing work to focus on the current lesson. ....

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Fostering a love of literacy

In my middle school reading class, Devon introduced himself and asked about the class’s subject. When I said, “Reading and writing,” he promptly said he wasn’t interested, vowing not to ....

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A right to read

My freshman class read a short story recently that contained a quote from dystopian author Ray Bradbury: "You don t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." ....

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Springdale teacher asks for better gun laws so kindergarteners can put down the safety scissors

Springdale teacher asks for better gun laws so kindergarteners can put down the safety scissors
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For safe schools

Early on in my teaching career, our school went on lockdown. This was not a drill. One of the most surreal moments was when a kindergartner pulled scissors from his pocket and said, "Don t worry, teacha, I got you." ....

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