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What are the main components of the Alabama Literacy Act? How are schools implementing the law? What resources are available for parents to help their children learn to read?

To answer these questions,  the Education Lab from al.com hosted a Facebook Live event with Bonnie Short, Coordinator for the Alabama Reading Initiative, and Kymyona Burk, former leader of Mississippi's successful literacy effort. Watch the full interview here.
This Week at A+
 
>A+ College Ready:  Summer training is around the corner! Our team is hard at work preparing this summer's first E3 training at Hewitt Trussville High School, starting this upcoming Tuesday, June 21! We look forward to working with hundreds of Alabama educators next week! For more information on A+ College Ready training dates, click here.
 
>The Alabama Best Practices Center: Registration for our 2022-2023 professional learning networks is now open! Click here to read more about our plans for an impactful year of learning and networking in KLN and PCN. Contact our Operations Manager, Dakota Punzel, at dakota@aplusala.org with any questions and to get your district/school signed up! 


  STATE NEWS


WATCH: What Will Help Alabama Boost Reading Scores?
(Education Lab, al.com)


Alabama to Vote on Lower Praxis Score for Teacher Certification Requirement
(written by Trisha Powell Crain, al.com, June 13)


Federal Free School Meal Waivers Expire on June 30: Here's What That Means for Schools and Students
(written by Trisha Powell Crain, al.com, June 8)


Alabama to Apply 'Age Appropriate' Limit to School LGBTQ Instruction This Fall
(written by Trisha Powell Crain, al.com, June 10)


Sen. Orr Working on Bill to Put Cameras in Special Ed Classrooms
(written by Maddison Booth, AL Daily News, June 16)


Across the Board June 2022: Key Takeaways from the ALBOE Meeting
(A+ Education Partnership, June 9)

 


NATIONAL NEWS


Summertime Can Be a Tough Transition for Young Kids
(written by Hannah Borchert, WSAW-TV, June 7)


Study Finds Previous COVID-19 Infection Doesn't Protect Children From Omicron
(written by Nancy Flielser, Harvard Medical SchoolJune 6)


How Can School Systems Sustain Federal Funding to Address Teacher Shortages?
(written by Anna Merod, Education Dive, June 10)


Does Class Size Really Matter? A Chalkbeat Look at the Research
(written by Matt Barnum, Chalkbeat, June 10)
 


OPINIONS


I'm a Teacher in Texas. Here Are All the Things I'm Expected to Be
(written by Contributor, The Washington Post, June 10)


3 Ways to Navigate Book Challenges in Lesson Planning
(written by Lauren Barack, Education Dive, June 15)


 
PODCASTS

Supporting Low-Income Parents in Their Children's Early Years
(from The Education Gadfly Show Podcast, 2022)




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