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To boost kids’ reading, Minnesota schools start to shift the way they teach
Schools are working now to overhaul literacy teaching to comply with a new state law, the Read Act. A visit to one Minnesota ...
Editorial: It’s the kids who can’t read, not the teachers
The U.S. faces a nationwide early childhood literacy crisis, but some on the right are focusing instead on a New Jersey law ...
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Chicago Tribune: It’s the kids who can’t read, not the teachers
The United States faces a nationwide crisis in which our young people are reading at alarmingly low rates, with just 1 in 3 ...
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'Red flag': New Jersey no longer requiring teachers to pass basic skills test for reading, math
Aspiring educators in New Jersey are no longer required to pass a basic skills test for reading, writing and math due to a ...
Alberta Teachers' Association questions benefit of mandatory screening tests for young students
Teachers delivering new mandatory screening tests to young students said the exercise took a lot of time and effort with ...
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Price Thomas: Charlottesville is sacrificing basic reading skills for graduation rates
Only half of Charlottesville's Black and economically disadvantaged students can read on grade level at age 17. They will ...
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Parents Are Chomping At The Bit To Retake America’s Classrooms With Trump’s Imminent Return
Five years after the COVID-19 lockdowns and school closures reshaped Americans’ perception of public education, parents who ...
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It’s the kids who can’t read, not the teachers
The United States faces a nationwide crisis in which our young people are reading at alarmingly low rates, with just 1 in 3 fourth graders meeting proficiency standards. So why are some on the right ...
25 Best Children’s Books of All Time for Readers of All Ages
The best children’s books of all time Choosing the best children’s books of all time is no easy feat. After all, there are ...
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Kansas City’s Genesis School will be forced to close at end of year unless it finds a new sponsor
The Missouri Charter Public School Commission voted not to renew Genesis School's charter for another five years. The charter ...
N.J. drops basic reading test for teachers. Here’s why Elon Musk and others are riled up.
So teachers don’t need to know how to read in New Jersey?” Elon Musk tweeted as several high-profile conservatives weighed in ...
For Gen Alpha, learning to read is becoming a privilege
Literacy rates are tumbling as kids' attention spans dwindle. Families are scraping together funds to move schools or get tutors, driving a societal divide.