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The Big Picture

‘Time is Running Out’: COVID-19 Set Back Older Students the Most, Study Finds

Greg Toppo
Ohio

Should Struggling 3rd Grade Readers Be Held Back? New Ohio Budget Changes Policy

Megan Henry
North Carolina

North Carolina Colleges Collaborate on Science of Reading Training

Rupen Fofaria
The Big Picture

Four Reasons to Be Hopeful from Latest Summer School Study

Greg Toppo
Indiana

2023 Test Scores Show No Major Progress for Indiana Third Graders

Casey Smith
Oregon

Oregon Fails to Turn Page on Reading: $250 Million Spent in 25 Years

Alex Baumhardt
Oregon

Oregon Fails to Turn Page on Reading: Districts to Remain in Charge of Literacy Instruction

Alex Baumhardt
Oregon

Oregon Fails to Turn Page on Reading: Using Flawed Teaching Methods

Alex Baumhardt
Analysis

Experts: COVID Hurt Kids’ Math Learning More Than Reading and Writing

Scott A. Imberman & Katharine O. Strunk
Los Angeles

LAUSD Moves Forward With Revamped Math and Reading Intervention Program

Will Callan
Analysis

More Disturbing NAEP Findings: Teens Don’t Read for Fun and Are Often Absent

Patrick Kelly
alabama

Percentage of Alabama 3rd Graders Reading at Grade Level Drops Slightly

Jemma Stephenson
California

Many California Youth Justice System Students Graduate with Grade-School Reading Skills

Betty Márquez Rosales & Daniel J. Willis
podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E16: Is Legislation the Best Way to End the ‘Reading Wars’?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Opinion

1 in 5 Indiana 3rd-Graders Struggles to Read. How the State Is Going to Fix That

Bob Behning
Following the COVID Money

In Search of Equity, Divided Ga. District Taps COVID Funds for Reading Overhaul

Linda Jacobson
North Carolina

The ‘Transformation is Real’ as Science of Reading Takes Hold in N.C. Schools

Rupen Fofaria
third grade

New Bill Would Eliminate Retention Under Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee

Megan Henry
K-12 Funding

As Testing Approaches, Tenn. Reconsiders Holding Back Third Graders

Linda Jacobson
education finance

Schools Still Pouring Money Into Reading Materials That Teach Kids to Guess

Asher Lehrer-Small
South by Southwest Education

South by Southwest Education: 23 Panels & Sessions Worth Seeing in 2023

Greg Toppo
Pandemic

Exclusive: Despite K-2 Reading Gains, Results Flat for 3rd Grade ‘COVID Kids’

Linda Jacobson
Analysis

New Study: Holding Kids Back One Key Factor in Mississippi’s Reading Revolution

Kymyona Burk & Carey Wright
Senate

Cassidy, New GOP Education Leader, Will Focus on Reading Disabilities

Linda Jacobson
The Big Picture

Irked by Skyrocketing Costs, Fewer Americans See K-12 as Route to Higher Ed

Greg Toppo
The Big Picture

Research: Achievement Shows Signs of Improvement, but Youngest Kids Need Help

Greg Toppo
literacy

Exclusive Literacy Data: Small Gains Since Last Fall, But No Reading Rebound

Linda Jacobson
ELA

4 Big Takeaways on the Pandemic’s Mixed Effects on NYC Students’ Test Scores

Mark Keierleber
Assessment

‘Long Road to Recovery’: Math, Reading Scores Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Tennessee Students Rebound to Pre-Pandemic Reading Proficiency

Beth Hawkins
decoding

Teaching Kids to Read — Not Guess. Free Summer Program Launches to Help Parents

Chad Aldeman
Alaska

The Alaska Reads Act: New Bill Aims to Boost Literacy For All Kids By 3rd Grade

Lisa Phu
Curriculum

How Literacy Skills Developed for English Language Learners in Weeks, Not Months

Candace Reed
Florida

Florida’s Alarming Reading Scores: Third-Grade Test Shows Only 1 in 4 Proficient

Danielle J. Brown
American Educational Research Association

Amid Literacy Crisis, CA Ed Chief Rejects Phonics-Driven Approach to Reading

Linda Jacobson
dyslexia

Addressing Dyslexia Earlier: A New Push to Provide Wider Screening For Kids

Julia Forrest
Pandemic

COVID Learning Loss—New Data Reveals Pandemic Has Pushed Young Readers Off Track

Linda Jacobson
4Fams

Phone Apps and Ebooks Make It Easy to Read Aloud to Your Kids

Kristen Walter
David Banks

Now's the Time to Get Teaching Reading Right

Juliana Worrell
Reading

Some Texas Lawmakers Are Worried About the Wrong Reading Problem

Ross Ramsey
California

Teaching Reading Amid COVID: How a Rural California School Topped State's List

Ashleigh Panoo
Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Public Library Already Knows How to Get Books Back Without Fines

Emily Nonko
California

California Aims to Come From Behind in Making Sure Children Learn to Read

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

New School Data: 2021 Math & Reading Scores Reveal Widening Academic Divide

Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

Literacy & COVID Learning Loss: How Teachers Can Help Kids Repair Reading Skills

The 74
Pandemic

COVID Learning Loss: Educators Talk Science of Reading & Closing Literacy Gaps

The 74
data & research

Board in Charge of National Reading Tests Moves Past Equity Dispute

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Tests Show Early Reading Skills Rebounding, But Racial Gaps Have Grown Wider

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

How a Reading App Could Help Students Confront COVID Learning Loss This Summer

Rupen Fofaria
Pandemic

Teacher's View: How the Science of Reading Helped Me Help My Students

Jessica Pasik
The Big Picture

More NAEP Disappointment, This Time in Science

Kevin Mahnken
Assessment

Role of Equity in Reading Tests Divides Board Overseeing ‘Nation’s Report Card’

Linda Jacobson