North Carolina is one of several states that have passed legislation in recent years to align classroom reading instruction ...

George Orwell once wrote that restating the obvious is the “first duty of intelligent people.” In that vein, allow us to ...

At least 26 states have passed laws about how schools teach reading since APM Reports’ Sold a Story podcast began in 2022.

After years of declining test scores, the Maine Department of Education is introducing a plan to bolster math and literacy ...

MANKATO — Several Mankato district teachers are training in emerging early literacy practices similar to what lawmakers are hoping to implement across the state. Supt. Paul Peterson said the ...

The reading slump has been well documented in other data sources. In January, results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed reading scores for 4th and 8th grades continuing to ...

For over 100 years, educators, researchers, and policymakers have been embroiled in ideological debates over how to teach reading, and whether classrooms should prioritize phonics instruction or whole ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Tennessee's $100 million literacy initiative "Reading 360" seeks to tie robust supports for improving reading instruction with the state's COVID-19 recovery plan. A $1,000 stipend for teachers who ...