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[Get the most out of Education Week] Dear {EMAIL}: I am sure you are finding a lot of great stories on [edweek.org], and are beginning to dig deeper into the areas that interest you. Here is another hint to help you get the most out of Education Week. [Hint #4: Follow a blog] What’s a blog, and why should you follow it? Great question! On edweek.org, blogs can contain news or opinion. We have many Education Week staff-written blogs that are really our way of quickly breaking the news. Opinion blogs are written by leaders in the field. We have over 59 blogs you can follow. Topics vary widely, from special education to charter schools, from classroom management to ed-tech. Nearly 27,000 blog posts are viewed every day on edweek.org. So when you want to be really tuned in to a particular topic (or two), follow a blog. Here are some of our most popular blogs: [Curriculum Matters:] Seasoned reporters Catherine Gewertz and Liana Heitin team up to bring you news and analysis of issues at the core of classroom learning. [Teaching Now:] Education Week Teacher covers the latest in teaching, from the inspirational to the infuriating, from practical classroom tips to raging policy debates, and from news you can use to news of the weird. [Politics K-12:] This must-read EdWeek coverage tracks and analyzes federal and state developments, so you’ll immediately learn about policy changes and political posturing across the country. [Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo:] Award-winning English teacher Larry Ferlazzo addresses readers' questions on instructional practice and student motivation. [Finding Common Ground:] Former elementary school Principal Peter DeWitt writes about the social and emotional health of students and faculty. [Check out the rest of our blogs here.] I am sure you will find at least one you will want to follow! It’s simple to follow a blog. From your desktop, click on a blog you are interested in following, and use the “follow this blog” tools on the right side of the page. From your mobile, go to edweek.org, and choose blogs from the menu, then bookmark the page. If you are starting to feel like you want to dig in deeper, you may want to subscribe. Select a [PRINT + PREMIUM DIGITAL] subscription for only $39, or the [PREMIUM DIGITAL] subscription for only $35 for 6 months. Best, [shemmingson signature] Stefanie Hemmingson Director, Audience Development Follow us: [Education Week on Twitter] [Education Week Facebook Page] [Education Week on LinkedIn] [Education Week on Google+] [All RSS feeds] This message was intended for: {EMAIL}. You are receiving this email because you are currently registered on [edweek.org]. If you do not wish to receive future emails with special offers from Education Week or affiliated publications, notifications about changes and improvements to [edweek.org] or other site-related information,[click here to change your preferences] Editorial Projects in Education, Inc., 6935 Arlington Road, Suite 100, Bethesda, MD 20814. EPE is the publisher of Education Week, [edweek.org,] [teachermagazine.org], [DigitalDirections.org] and [TopSchoolJobs.org]. Copyright 2016 Editorial Projects in Education.