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Education
Reading advocates want state literacy funds directed to teacher training, ‘most neglected’ schools
Gov. Tina Kotek proposed an additional $100 million to continue the Early Literacy Success Initiative grants across Oregon schools but some want more targeted spending

Think Out Loud
Magazine started by Oregonians helps keep joy of reading alive for people with dementia
We hear from the co-founder and publisher of a magazine written for people with dementia, a community which is expected to nearly double among older adults in the U.S.

Culture
Oregon’s first romance-only bookstore is now open in Portland
As the romance genre continues to bloom, love-devoted Grand Gesture Books is now welcoming Portland readers.

Q&A: The latest on Oregon’s race to improve reading
Every eligible district and charter school applied for funding under the new Early Literacy Success Initiative. Now, they await allocations and rules from the state.

Education
Reading debate highlights broader battle over who controls what’s taught in Oregon public schools
The West Linn-Wilsonville School District is updating its reading curriculum at the same time lawmakers are looking to enact new state literacy guidance.

Education
A few Oregon elementary schools target reading skills with virtual tutors
Students at a Tigard elementary school are part of a new pilot program to help children who are behind in reading.

State of Wonder
2017 Oregon Book Awards: The Nonfiction Nominees
In our Oregon Book Awards special, we dig into the stories of five authors nominated in the nonfiction category: including the fantastical and dangerous love story of two journalists during WWII.

Class Of 2025: Follow Students From 1st Grade To Graduation
Oregon lawmakers join parents in confronting dyslexia
Learn about Oregon's changing approach to dyslexia through one of the students in OPB's "Class of 2025."

Le Guin’s 'Orsinia Tales' Earn Prestigious Publication
Some lesser-known works by Oregon literary great Ursula K. Le Guin will be republished this week by the Library of America.

State of Wonder
Tobin And Coover's Impish 'Bandette' Makes Off With Another Eisner
Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover's digital series in a fantasy-land Paris offers a new kind of action heroine.