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Rebecca McGrath
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Poster giveaway! A teacher shares her breakthrough book list that teens and teachers both love
Teenagers and educators came up with this comprehensive list of high-quality young adult literature. We’ve put it all into beautiful poster for you to use
11 June 2016
‘Why I ditched the classics and embraced teen fiction for my struggling readers’
A US teacher explains how studying texts written specifically for teens – which deal with the issues young people face – has boosted reading engagement way beyond her expectations
26 May 2016
Common Core: we need to fight the testing system, not the curriculum
US politicians don’t understand the issue with Common Core. It’s not the content, it’s the testing.
2 May 2016
‘It’s not the Common Core that should be scrapped, it’s the tests’
One teacher calls on politicians and schools to focus on the content of the Common Core, not the testing, if they want to improve schools
21 March 2016
The view from here: ‘US teachers need to fight the testing system, not the curriculum’
US politicians do not understand the real issues around Common Core, says a New Jersey high school teacher
21 March 2016
‘The one thing that unites US teachers is the belief that Donald Trump would be toxic for education’
Rebecca McGrath, a high school teacher in New Jersey, explains how US teachers have united in opposition to Donald Trump
16 March 2016