For many, the “science of reading” has become synonymous with phonics instruction. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have said the movement to align reading instruction with what the research ...

The response, at least in its ideal form, was not to narrow literacy instruction but to strengthen it. Schools restored ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syracuse schools have struggled to show substantial improvement in student literacy through state test scores, the primary way ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Girls reading book in classroom at school “Bringing together [dual-language education] with science-based reading instruction can ...

Recently, two Massachusetts families filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit targeting publishers and authors of literacy curricula. The families seek class action status for Massachusetts students who were ...

High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well. By Dana Goldstein ...

The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California Legislature. (Andrew Reed/EdSource) Can you spell deja vu? The battle over the best way to teach children ...

Editor’s note: This essay is an entry in Fordham’s 2025 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “What needs to happen next—at the state, district, and school levels—for the ...

This month marks the five-year anniversary of the World Health Organization's declaration that COVID-19 was a pandemic. That announcement shuttered school buildings and launched millions of students ...

Newly released data from a crucial national test revealed historically low scores in two major subjects for 12th graders across the country, further emphasizing that U.S. students have struggled to ...

With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time and school absence are among the causes. By Dana Goldstein In the latest release of federal test scores, educators had hoped to see ...

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 ...