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Best from the Archive: Improving Literacy in the Middle Grades with Kyair Butts

Jul 30, 2025 · 54 min · Episode 57 · 52.6 MB
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Kyair Butts, Baltimore City Public Schools Teacher of the Year, discusses improving literacy in the middle grades and a successful low-cost professional development program that teachers enjoyed and employed.


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