To argue that schools are over-teaching phonics is to risk being seen as a naysayer—someone who believes the tide will ...
A phonics-based curriculum is only one part of how Mississippi went from worst to first in education. The other part is much ...
Oklahoma lawmakers are debating a bill to retain struggling third-grade readers, aiming to boost the state's low literacy scores.
Recent literacy findings have reignited a national concern: too many learners reach the Intermediate Phase without the reading skills they need to cope with the ...
A federally funded pilot program aimed at helping students improve their reading skills has proven to be a huge success in ...
When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...
In Raymond Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten classroom, boys and girls huddled together on a rug with their teacher to learn a foundational skill for reading and spelling: how to pull apart and put ...
A five-year, $16 million federal grant helped D.C. students make dramatic literacy gains. The biggest were for Black and ...
Finding ways to boost the academic performance and overall wellbeing of multilingual learners was the focus of the Sonoma ...
Each year, four Vanderburgh County educators are recognized for their love of teaching and commitment to local students. The Outstanding Educators of the Year awards are sponsored by Liberty Federal ...