IRA's offices will be closed for the holiday beginning December 24.  We will reopen on January 4, 2010.

• Happy holidays

• A tale of mothers, kids, an eggplant, and engaging learners

• Report outlines demographics of Latino online readers

• Schools still face tough economic times

Important Reminder: Take advantage of the $250 educator expense deduction on your federal taxes before December 31! It can help you cover out-of-pocket professional development costs.

• IRA members— cast your vote in the 2010 IRA Board Election
• Read and comment on IRA’s Strategic Direction Statements
• Online registration for the 55th Annual Convention is now open
• IRA and Rotary to honor joint literacy efforts at the Annual Convention—submit your project by February 1
• Webinar—RTI and IRA guiding priciples, February 2, 2010 at 8 p.m.

What's New

Introducing IRA Radio

IRA Reading Radio airs monthly on the BAM! Radio Network, a radio website for the education community. In each installment, IRA Executive Director William Harvey interviews an expert on a key topic relating to reading education.

This month, the topic is Literacy 2.0: Rethinking Teaching, Learning, and Assessement in the Digital Age. Listen now!

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Deadlines

• Due dates are approaching quickly for many IRA award and grant applications — apply now!
• The deadline for the Local Council Community Service award has been extended to January 15