reading
Opinion
Why college students have trouble reading

(The Daily Signal) – We have a national reading problem in the U.S. The widespread lament over the further decline in children’s reading scores underscores the failure of our country’s public schools,… Read More

February 13, 2025
Courts
Wisconsin mother lambasts school’s ‘barbaric’ racism against special needs son

A Wisconsin mother is taking legal action against her school district for racially discriminating against her dyslexic son by putting minority students first. Colbey Decker recalled how her child struggled… Read More

December 12, 2024
Courts
Two mothers sue literacy educators, publishers for undermining the science of reading

Two Massachusetts moms are suing a coalition of publishers and educators they say ruined literacy instruction in America’s public schools for decades. Karrie Conley and Michele Hudak filed a class-action… Read More

December 10, 2024
Public Education
Public schools perpetrating “crime” of illiteracy on students as ‘iPhone generation’ approaches college age, professors warn 

An increasing number of professors at first-tier colleges are lamenting the lack of reading skills in their students from public schools, with some educators calling it a national “literacy crisis.” … Read More

November 20, 2024
Public Education
Reading program connects veterans and students

(The Center Square) – Over 1,000 classrooms across the country will be participating in a reading program aimed at connecting service members and students. United Through Reading is… Read More

November 11, 2024
Culture
Christian publisher announces dyslexia-friendly Bible for kids

Scripture is full of miraculous transformations: the blind see, the lame walk, the sick are healed. Now, a prominent Christian publisher wants to help transform how children with dyslexia read… Read More

October 17, 2024
Public Education
Majority of Kentucky public school students test below grade level in basic subjects

Less than half of Kentucky students are at grade level in core subjects, new test results reveal. The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released the new… Read More

October 8, 2024
Public Education
A Connecticut college student can’t read or write. She blames Hartford Public Schools 

A 19-year-old student is taking legal action against her Connecticut school district after she graduated high school unable to read, write or do math. Aleysha Ortiz and her family moved… Read More

October 2, 2024
Public Education
Despite improvement, Mississippi students still struggle with reading and math

Half of Mississippi’s students still can’t read or do math at grade level, a new state report revealed. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released new… Read More

September 18, 2024
Public Education
Most Alaska students are below grade level in reading and math

Two-thirds of Alaska students can’t read or do math at grade level, a new report reveals. Alaska’s Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) released its 2024… Read More

September 11, 2024
Public Education
Iowa turns to AI for reading program

(The Center Square) – Iowa elementary schools will use an AI reading assistant with voice recognition technology to assess and assist students in their reading skills, the Department of Education… Read More

August 22, 2024
Public Education
Maryland literacy policy in the works

(The Center Square) – Maryland’s venture to create and implement a statewide comprehensive literacy policy is underway, but State Board of Education President Joshua Michael says the board won’t consider… Read More

July 24, 2024
Culture
Missouri drops 4 spots to 32 in 50-state ranking on child well-being

(The Center Square) – Missouri declined in all four areas measured by the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, published by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, as it dropped from 28th… Read More

June 25, 2024
Opinion
Kansas school district deceives school board and parents about reading proficiency

(The Sentinel) – According to the Lawrence Journal-World, USD 497 Chief Academic Officer Patrick Kelly announced at the June 10 board meeting that the Lawrence, Kansas district… Read More

June 19, 2024
Public Education
Science of reading produces ‘remarkable progress’ in early literacy, new Alaska data shows

Evidence-based reading instruction is boosting Alaska’s K-3 test scores, new data reveals. Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced the success of the Alaska Reads Act, citing large increases in reading proficiency. “I’m… Read More

June 14, 2024
Public Education
School choice doubles proficiency rates in minority, low-income Philadelphia students

Philadelphia students who receive school choice scholarships are twice as likely to be proficient in reading and math, a new report reveals. Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP), a nonprofit scholarship-granting… Read More

June 7, 2024
Culture
Science of reading helps English language learners, study finds  

Lauded as a solution to the nation’s escalating literary crisis, the science of reading is taking early childhood education by storm.   Policymakers from coast to coast – including… Read More

May 23, 2024
Public Education
They spent $30K per pupil, but only 28% of 8th graders proficient in math

(The Daily Signal) – The public schools in the state of New York doled out $29,284 per pupil in “current expenditures” in fiscal year 2022, according to a report published… Read More

May 10, 2024
Government
California’s ‘anti-literacy’ teachers’ union opposes science of reading bill, critics say

The largest teachers’ union in California opposes reading reforms because it wants the bar to remain low, some education policy experts say. The California Teachers Association (CTA) is openly opposing… Read More

April 11, 2024
Public Education
Kansas superintendent touts ‘rebranding’ in an era of declining test scores

(The Sentinel) – The Olathe school district does not permit school board members to conduct annual needs assessments to improve student outcomes as required in state law, but district officials… Read More

February 8, 2024