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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Our friend Baker Mitchell has an excellent article appearing in The National Review.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Congratulations, Baker.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Why Johnny Still Can’t Read</span></strong><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Public schools are passing students who can’t read at any level — all to avoid blaming teachers, lawmakers, and bureaucrats.</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'>Read in National Review:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="https://apple.news/A81r6nfs-TQS-IPtV3u-2bw"><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif'>https://apple.news/A81r6nfs-TQS-IPtV3u-2bw</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Bryan Wickman</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><br><span style='background:white'>Outreach Coordinator</span><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="mailto:bwickman@nifdi.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:purple'>bwickman@nifdi.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><br><span style='background:white'>541.556.3068</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>NIFDI is now distributing Direct Instruction Spoken English (DISE)</span></i></b><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>For program information, pricing and complete ordering information go to <a href="https://www.nifdi.org/store/category/32-direct-instruction-spoken-english-dise.html"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.nifdi.org/store/category/32-direct-instruction-spoken-english-dise.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>