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The University of Arkansas Education Renewal Zone and Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative are proud to sponsor the first Middle Level Institute on July 22-23, 2008. The institute will be held at the Jones Center for Families at 922 E. Emma Ave., Springdale, Ark.

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Literacy Conference
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Registration for the 2008 Literacy Symposium begins Dec. 3, 2007.
Registration is limited to the first 500 paid participants.

Teachers in Arkansas are always looking for new ways to ensure their students learn, and the University of Arkansas offers them two days' worth of ideas during the summer.

The curriculum and instruction department in the College of Education and Health Professions holds an annual literacy symposium to help the state's teachers meet challenges they face in helping their students succeed academically.

The annual symposium focuses on differentiated literacy for diverse learners with events at the Fayetteville Town Center, located in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The federal No Child Left Behind Act adds to the pressure teachers feel, said organizers Linda Eilers, assistant professor of childhood education, and Tom Smith, professor of special education. Signed by President George W. Bush in 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act is intended to close the achievement gap for students by 2014 by ensuring that all children can read and do math at their grade level. The law requires annual standardized tests for students in grades three through eight to evaluate their progress and revise curriculum.

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