Fordham Institute and the RAND Corp., asked more than 1,200 K-3 teachers in the fall of 2025 about their perspectives on reading instruction, the practices they use in their classrooms, the training ...

Recently, two Massachusetts families filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit targeting publishers and authors of literacy curricula. The families seek class action status for Massachusetts students who were ...

Two different efforts to require the science of reading in New York schools aim to improve the state's low reading scores by making sure teachers are trained on evidence-based practices. Both efforts ...

In addition to funding clean energy, gun violence prevention and housing, New York's state budget addresses a top concern in education: students' low reading scores. Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed for ...

Seeing a child curled up with a book as they independently learn to read the words and find the meaning in a story is a heartwarming image. We have been taught that learning to read is akin to ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island elementary school is working to change the way students are learning how to read through a staff-wide commitment to implement a “science of reading” curriculum ...

Across the country, educators, parents, and communities are rallying around evidence-based literacy practices to close reading gaps. From the science of reading strategies in classrooms to citywide ...

The landscape of early childhood language development has shifted dramatically in 2026, driven by a $2.3 billion federal push for pre-K literacy, breakthrough studies on bilingual language acquisition ...