Common standards would overhaul reading lessons in Calif.
By Sharon Noguchi, EdWeek, July 26, 2010
Think of what you've read in recent days, and the list might include a Facebook post about a friend's Grand Tetons vacation, an online review of the Droid X phone and an explanation of why your insurance isn't covering your latest doctor's visit.
Yet children in school read mostly fiction, from The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Macbeth.
