Lawmakers in the Michigan Legislature, alarmed by students’ troubling performance in reading, want to ensure that teachers receive training in the science of reading, which emphasizes phonics along ...

A 26-year partnership between Rally to Read and Ford Motor Company Africa brings books, training and digital tools to eight ...

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 ...

Fulton County’s literacy coaches helped raise reading scores, offering a model as Georgia considers placing a coach in every ...

Too many Georgian children are failing to read at grade level. This limits their opportunities for success and puts them at risk of poverty, unemployment and incarceration.

Why we see plants and animals in particular habitats. OBJECTIVE: I will be able to explain why we see plants and animals in particular habitats. / Jeanne Norris, Institute for School Partnership / ...

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 ...

After previous years of low literacy rates, San Joaquin County is actively making changes to improve student reading scores.

Since the school district implemented a new phonics program in Bradley Elementary School, 80% of the kids are now reading ...

NJ is expanding phonics-based instruction and early literacy screening as officials work to address reading proficiency gaps ...

Retention. The word alone can make parents wince and educators bristle. The idea of a child being held back — separated from friends, labeled as “behind” — feels punitive and archaic. No one wants to ...