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Why are so few kids reading for pleasure?

Doomscrolling. Poor literacy instruction. Overscheduling. These are some of the reasons cited for a generational decline in students reading for fun.

‘Meaningful, Big Things’ at One Stone, the Student-Led High School of Invention

Teachers are ‘coaches,’ classes are ‘workshops’ and students get treated as adults in a school where traditional instruction gets turned on its head.   Boise, Idaho As high school seniors across the nation crammed for finals last spring, Abella Cathey was in her glory, enjoying a warm spring day as she joined a group of…