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A huge shift in how kids are taught to read is underway. But the reading wars probably aren’t gone for good.

This analysis originally appeared at FutureEd. The results from the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress rattled the education sector, pointing to learning loss in math and reading on a national scale during the pandemic. Pundits have tied the test score declines to prolonged school closures, student mental health issues and an easing of academic […]

There have been skirmishes about whether or not the improved Mississippi reading scores are real and what they mean. They indicate genuine, although modest, progress in the literacy skills of young Mississippi schoolchildren.

Oregon’s 197 school districts will have record funding this year to improve literacy and to pay for school operations.

For many third graders in Mississippi, the only thing standing between them and fourth grade is passing the state’s reading test. The Mississippi Children’s Museum is one of the organizations volunteering to help students clear that last hurdle.

Students who missed the most amount of school are suffering the largest learning loss, according to FutureEd.

Oregon’s 197 school districts will have record funding this year to improve literacy and to pay for school operations.

Oregon’s 197 school districts will have record funding this year to improve literacy and to pay for school operations.

Strong reading comprehension skills are one of the foundations of a successful academic career. According to the Institute of Reading Development, students with strong reading comprehension skills get a big boost in all subjects, including math and science.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva and his staff on Thursday set the stage for the work that state and district educators will be doing in the 2023-24 school year that begins Monday for the majority of students.