Each of Oregon’s 197 school districts will be given the latitude to set their own goals for what constitutes progress on ...

For two decades Cathy Fisher has been helping students who’ve fallen through the cracks find a path to be successful in life.

Research shows that children who use the library are much more likely to succeed in school. In fact, library use is strongly correlated with increased school success, higher GPAs, and improved test ...

The science of reading isn't enough for Ohio children. Effective reading instruction must address skill and confidence ...

Recently, I worked with a group of elementary teachers in Iowa to select new reading textbooks and software. They wanted new ...

Altagracia (Grace) Delgado is the director of Texas initiatives for the English Learners Success Forum. With over 30 years of experience in education, she has served as a teacher, instructional coach, ...

Despite hopes for a rebound, students' reading progress remains stalled, with academic growth in 2023-24 again falling short of pre-pandemic trends. The gap between pre- and post-COVID reading scores ...

For decades, Congress has largely waited for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act before making sweeping changes to federal education policy. That restraint now appears to ...

Three Dover schools have been recognized as 2026 Governor’s Science of Reading Champions. Dover Avenue Elementary, East Elementary and Dover Middle School were among the 109 schools statewide to ...

Credit Gov. Kathy Hochul with recognizing that New York needs to drastically up its game when it comes to teaching kids to ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul promised to revamp New York’s approach to literacy instruction in hopes of increasing reading scores, but a new course for teachers may impede progress. Credit: Will Waldron/Albany ...

A decade or so ago, reading instruction underwent a public reassessment. Whole language approaches had emphasized immersion in texts and contextual, “cue"-based guessing strategies. The goals were ...