I’m taking a break from the blog this week. It’s time for school to start, and like many of you, I am setting up my classes & push-ins for the upcoming year. The blog will resume next week with some thoughts about the SOR legislation sweeping the country. I’m also lining up future interviews with literacy leaders representing various views on literacy.

In the meantime, I hope you all have a great start to the upcoming school year. For the teachers among you, please do have a look at Tim Rasinski’s latest posting on Twitter. It features a poem saluting teachers everywhere. What a perfect way to start the new year. Find it on Tim’s Twitter feed: @TimRasinski1.