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Dec 02

‘Severance’ is our December book club pick

By Courtney Vinopal

Our December 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Ling Ma’s "Severance."…

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Dec 01

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Author Elizabeth Acevedo on writing a coming-of-age novel

Our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This," is "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo. She spoke to Jeffrey Brown about finding her voice through poetry and why she wrote a novel in verse.

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Nov 30

In writing her first novel, this poet turned to her high school journal

By Courtney Vinopal

A poem taken from Elizabeth Acevedo's high school journal served as the “North Star” for her debut novel's voice.

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Nov 10

How poetry helped Elizabeth Acevedo know when to stop writing

By Courtney Vinopal

Our November 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Elizabeth Acevedo’s “The Poet X."…

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Nov 03

Discussion questions for ‘The Poet X’

By Courtney Vinopal

Our November 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour's book club with The New York Times, is Elizabeth Acevedo’s "The Poet X."…

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Nov 02

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How the pandemic could cause significant ‘learning loss’ for students

By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal

Paul Tough is the author of “Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why,” the October selection for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This. The coronavirus pandemic has upended American life. What are its consequences for the education…

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Oct 30

‘The Poet X’ is our November book club pick

By Courtney Vinopal

Our November 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Elizabeth Acevedo’s "The Poet X."…

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Oct 30

5 researchers who can help us understand how children succeed

By Paul Tough

When Paul Tough first began reporting on the skills that help children succeed both in and out of the classroom, he drew upon an already robust body of research on the subject.

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Oct 27

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Author Paul Tough answers your questions about ‘Helping Children Succeed’

By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal

Paul Tough, author of our October pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why.”…

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Oct 23

The study that helped this reporter understand student success

By Courtney Vinopal

What should teachers do to help their students succeed? That was a central question that journalist Paul Tough was trying to answer when he came across an innovative study in 2013.

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