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Cara Fitzpatrick is an education reporter at the Tampa Bay Times.

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Sandra Stotsky
stated on October 15, 2013 in during a public hearing:

"Common Core expects English teachers to spend at least half of their reading instructional time at every grade level on informational texts."

By Cara Fitzpatrick • October 21, 2013