The Berkeley school district overhauled reading instruction. How’s it going?

Opinion: The Lexington Problem: Beating the Literacy Odds Without the Science of Reading

The science of reading has largely won the policy debate. Over the last decade, state after state has embraced evidence-based reading instruction. Legislatures have passed literacy laws, and teacher preparation programs are (slowly) shifting their coursework. Those changes are paying off: According to national data from the DIBELS early reading screener, 30 of second graders []

Public-private partnership boosts literacy in Florida

Indian River County, Fla., has shown significant improvement in third-grade reading proficiency, with 69 of students profici -More-

Mandated Bible stories in reading lists, revamped history for Texas public schools approved

The State Board of Education approved the reading lists and K-8 social studies changes after months of debates.

Texas Board of Ed will require K-12 students to study Bible stories

The Texas State Board of Education has approved a proposal that will establish lists of required reading — including biblical stories and Bible verses — for its K-12 English and literature curriculum. The plan will impact more than 5 million public school students, as Texas emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort to []...Click to read more

Texas just required Bible readings in school. Here’s why that’s a good thing

The Texas State Board of Education voted to approve new required reading for students in its public school system Friday. Critics have denounced the curriculum change, which includes Bible passages, as a violation of the First Amendment, but state law and legal precedent allow Texas to go through with it. In recent years, the Texas []