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Suzanne Perez
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Education reporter at KMUW and the Kansas News Service. Co-host of the “Books & Whatnot” podcast. Founder of the #ReadICT Challenge. LEGO fan. One husband, five kids, two dogs, one cat.
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Suzanne Perez @suzanneperez.bsky.social · Jan 2
Want to read more broadly this year? Explore new topics, authors or genres? Join us for our ninth annual #ReadICT Challenge. 😃♥️📚
Ready, set, read: Here are the categories for the 2025 #ReadICT Challenge
The annual #ReadICT Challenge is a partnership with KMUW, the Wichita Public Library and The Wichita Eagle. It's designed to encourage readers to explore new authors, topics and genres.
www.kmuw.org
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BREAKING: At least one administrator at Wichita’s Southeast High School has been replaced, as district investigates grade-tampering allegations. Teachers worry the school may have falsely inflated graduation rates. #ksed
www.kmuw.org/2025-06-04/w...
Wichita Southeast High probe shows possible grade tampering; principal replaced
Wichita district officials say "some anomalies" at Southeast High were corrected and reported to state officials. Teachers worry the school may be inflating graduation rates.
www.kmuw.org
June 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Vanessa Maria Graber of @freepress.bsky.social, on a bill that would terminate tax-exempt status for “terrorism-supporting” organizations: “We need to be paying attention and fighting back as if we have no allies now.”
May 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Important conversations about press freedom and safety with @penamerica.bsky.social and others at the 2025 Collaborative Journalism Summit.
May 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reposted by Suzanne Perez
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Read NPR's annotated fact check of President Trump's address to Congress

www.npr.org/2025/03/04/g...
Read NPR's annotated fact check of President Trump's address to Congress
As President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress, reporters from across NPR's newsroom fact-checked his speech and offered context.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Some Wichita schools are experimenting with a new (old) kind of recess that eases up on rules and lets kids play more freely. #ksed
Some Wichita schools are easing up on recess rules, citing the benefits of 'risky play'
A growing body of research shows that climbing high, running fast and conquering fears can improve children's physical and mental health and help them get along with peers.
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January 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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New from @kmuw.bsky.social: Sniffspot, a website/app that's growing in Kansas, allows people to rent out their back yards or other property as a private dog park. It's like Airbnb for dogs. Or maybe ... FURR-bo?! 😀🐾
With help from Sniffspot, Kansas landowners are renting out yards as puppy playgrounds
Sniffspot, a short-term rental website and app, lets property owners rent out their yards or other spaces as private dog parks. So far there are about 200 Sniffspots in Kansas, but the number is growi...
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January 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Want to read more broadly this year? Explore new topics, authors or genres? Join us for our ninth annual #ReadICT Challenge. 😃♥️📚
Ready, set, read: Here are the categories for the 2025 #ReadICT Challenge
The annual #ReadICT Challenge is a partnership with KMUW, the Wichita Public Library and The Wichita Eagle. It's designed to encourage readers to explore new authors, topics and genres.
www.kmuw.org
January 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 20:
December 23, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 19:
December 19, 2024 at 12:08 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 18:
“A Prayer for Owen Meany” by John Irving
December 12, 2024 at 4:04 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 17:
“Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life” by Amy Krause Rosenthal.
December 7, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 16:
“A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki.
December 6, 2024 at 4:26 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 15:
“Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel
December 5, 2024 at 1:35 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 14:
“The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls
December 3, 2024 at 11:33 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 13:
“The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
December 2, 2024 at 9:08 PM
suzanneperez.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 12:
December 1, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 11:
November 28, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day 10:
November 27, 2024 at 11:23 AM
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Attention, readers: NPR's Books We Love for 2024 is out today, with more than 350 books ranging from best-sellers to under-the-radar gems. All searchable by various categories, including book club picks, funny stuff, family matters and more. #ReadICT #BookSky apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
Books We Love
Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 25, 2024 at 7:57 PM
suzanneperez.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Day Nine:
November 25, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Day Eight:
November 24, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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We bought a house that had an upgraded bathroom with a bidet, which we thought was hilarious and totally unnecessary. Then I discovered the heated seat. #GameChanger 🚽🤣
November 23, 2024 at 3:58 PM
suzanneperez.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Day Seven:
November 23, 2024 at 10:16 AM
suzanneperez.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Day Six:
November 22, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge

Day Five:
“A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara
November 21, 2024 at 1:24 PM