Listen or read the transcript of NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook here.

Read the full text of Gina Belafonte's NY Times Article, here. 

Read the full text of Jeff Guo's Washington Post article here. 

Join us for a twitter discussion between teachers, professors, students, and parents on Monday January 5 at 7pm EST  using the hashtag #engchat.  An overview of the discussion can be found here. If this is your first twitter discussion, go to the University of Southern California's site to learn how to get started. Feel free to tweet @GSipley or email [email protected] if you want to learn how to join in.