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Teachers' understanding varies over how to balance fiction and nonfiction to meet the English/language arts standards. |
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A second round of preschool grantees will have to compete for federal grants some have managed for decades. |
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Making sure that all students have Internet access, at home and in school, is crucial, writes Helen Brunner. |
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The federal agency hopes to build on the Investing in Innovation, or i3, program in its push to make evidence and research more important in awarding competitive grants. |
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