{"id":5445,"date":"2019-11-27T15:52:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T15:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=5445"},"modified":"2019-11-27T16:29:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T16:29:53","slug":"the-cramm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2019\/11\/27\/the-cramm\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cramm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I watched an interview with the fifteen-year-old editor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecramm.com\/news.html\">The Cramm<\/a> on today&#8217;s Today Show. Her idea is to rewrite news stories for younger readers. Not a bad idea and a great resource. Readers can visit the web site or receive a newsletter. 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