Barras: Is reading fundamental in D.C.?

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In a city where the majority of D.C. Public Schools’ fourth- and eighth-graders test below basic in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, why have Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Chancellor Kaya Henderson proposed cutting school librarians, which is tantamount to shutting down libraries?

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