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Washington Librarian Goes to Washington

Washington Librarian Goes to Washington

The “other” Washington, that is, Washington D.C. Mark Ray, Washington’s 2011 Teacher of the Year, and a librarian and media specialist from Skyview High School, Vancouver, WA, is currently in the nation’s capitol where he, along with the teachers of the year from the other states, got to visit the White House, and shake the president’s hand. While in town he also plans to meet with Washington’s senators, and others to advocate for school libraries. In this picture, Mark is…

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Teacher of the Year (a Librarian) Fights Truthiness

Teacher of the Year (a Librarian) Fights Truthiness

Kudos go to Mark Ray, Teacher and Librarian/Media Specialist at Skyview High School in Vancouver, WA who was recently named Washington’s Teacher of the Year. The award was announced by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, during a ceremony in Seattle, Oct. 3, 2011. An article in the Vancouver Columbian is filled with encomiums of well-deserved praise for librarian Ray. Then, what should appear in the Seattle Times today? Nothing less than a guest column by Ray, in…

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