Reading
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The purpose of a promotion policy is for students to be ready, not retained
Reading
Give a child a book, or teach her to read?
Decisions about using federal funding are best made at school level.
Reading
Can Teaching Be Improved by Law?
At least twenty states have passed or are considering measures related to the science of reading.
Reading
Yes, Learning Standards Are Arbitrary. Yes, Learning Loss Is Real.
Children need to know how to read, and fewer of them are currently reading as well as they otherwise would be. That demands our attention, not our platitudes.
Reading
Parental Pressure Mounts for More Phonics, Less Guessing in Teaching Reading
Lucy Calkins concedes instructional materials need an update.
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State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
Don’t Ruin College by Making It Free
Threats to quality and innovation outweigh benefit of increased access.
How Family Background Influences Student Achievement
Can schools narrow the gap?
Schools Can Help with the Youth Mental Health Crisis
“Terrifying” shortages of counselors mean “students coming to their educators with urgent mental health problems are told to wait three months to get 20 minutes of help.”
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