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Winnie Iturralde felt so stifled by her leveled books in first grade that she smuggled in more advanced books, tucking them away inside her official book. Hiding her books was easier than getting the ...

The Iowa Department of Education will hand out 100,000 book packs — 1 million books in all — to first grade students this winter. ... 64% of Iowa students were at or above a basic reading ...