Dear teacher.

• Author: Zack, Ian
• Position: Editorial - Brief article

As the school year winds down, this will be the final issue of Upfront until the fall. This summer, Upfront's staff will be busy preparing for 2014-15--and working to make the magazine even more indispensable for your classroom. By the time student return from summer vacation, Upfront's Teacher's Guide will be bigger and better than ever. In line with the Common Core State Standards for both reading informational text and literary in history/social studies, we're adding features like these:

* Longer, in-depth lesson plans that prepare student for close reading of major articles

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