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Liz WillenDear reader,
 
Here’s a conversation starter for this week’s Thanksgiving dinner. If you happen to be sitting near any middle schoolers, ask them what kind of career preparation they’re getting in class. You might be surprised by their response: Preparing students for a changing workforce is one of the goals behind a movement to get kids thinking about their career plans at a younger age, one that faces challenges such as funding, a shortage of counselors and packed post-pandemic schedules. It’s a topic we’d love to learn more about from our readers, so please get in touch.
 
You might also find yourself in the middle of a passionate argument on the teaching of reading, a topic that’s sparking endless debate as a result of Emily Hanford of APM’s Sold a Story podcast, which we’ve been running on our site. Letters and opinions in response are still coming in, and we welcome yours.
 
We wish you a peaceful Thanksgiving, and hope you will keep The Hechinger Report in mind in your year-end charitable giving: An anonymous donor recently pledged to match our fundraising campaign up to $50,000. Become a member now, double your gift and spread the word! We, of course, are feeling enormously thankful.

Liz Willen, Editor
 
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Main Idea 

The path to a career could start in middle school 

A growing number of school districts are starting career education early, with the goal of widening kids' horizons, not boxing them in
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Reading List 

Why are some publishers still selling products that contain debunked ideas about reading instruction?

While some reading instruction pioneers have revised their materials, others have not
 

PROOF POINTS: 861 colleges and 9,499 campuses have closed down since 2004

Students are left without easy transfer options and most drop out
 

Play is crucial for middle schoolers, too

Adolescents need unstructured time to build connections with other students and learn how to recover after failure
 

In elementary classrooms, demand grows for play-based learning

Play supporters point to improved literacy, fewer achievement gaps, and better motor skills for students
 

COLUMN: The world is waking up to education’s essential role in climate solutions

It’s time schools got ready for climate change, because they’re not only threatened by it, they’re also a key part of the solution
 

OPINION: A call for rejecting the newest reading wars

Fifty-eight educators say ‘Sold a Story’ podcast series sells incomplete story about reading instruction
 

OPINION: Child care providers shouldn’t have to go hungry to feed the American economy

Wages for workers are unlivable and not keeping pace with the rising cost of groceries
 

OPINION: Direct education grants can give families and children choices for getting extra help

Direct grants can give families and children choices for getting extra help
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