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*Certain Exceptions Apply ® MARCH 2016 Muse Volume 20, Issue 03 VP of EDITORIAL & CONTENT Catherine “Lark” Connors DIRECTOR of EDITORIAL James M ® muMARCH 2016 se NO FOOLING* *certain exceptions apply ® MARCH 2016 muse Volume 20, Issue 03 VP OF EDITORIAL & CONTENT Catherine “Lark” Connors DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL James M. “Scheme” O’Connor FEATURES EDITOR Johanna “Tomfoolery” Arnone CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Meg “Mischief” Moss CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Kathryn “High Jinks” Hulick ASSISTANT EDITOR Jestine “Jest” Ware ART DIRECTOR Nicole “Prank” Welch DESIGNER Jacqui “Joke” Ronan Whitehouse DIGITAL DESIGNER Kevin “Trick” Cuasay RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS David “Spoof” Stockdale BOARD OF ADVISORS ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Carl Bereiter ORIENTAL INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO John A. Brinkman NATIONAL CREATIVITY NETWORK Dennis W. Cheek COOPERATIVE CHILDREN’S BOOK CENTER, A LIBRARY OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON K. T. 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