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Reading instructor Mary Gardner writes final chapter of 52-year education career

April 29, 2025 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter

When Mary Gardner graduated from Western Illinois University with her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, the market for teachers wasn’t nearly as exciting as she was excited to get a classroom. “Enrollments were just starting to drop, and it was like schools

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CI’s Hyoju Ahn wins dissertation award

November 20, 2024 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter

Hyoju Ahn has a new plaque for the office wall: the 2024 J. Estill Alexander Future Leaders in Literacy Dissertation Award from the Association for Literacy Educators and Researchers. Yet the career-boosting honor is providing her more than a decoration. “It honestly

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