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Curricula must focus on the "science of reading," a method for teaching children to read thats more focused on phonics, which is based on the relationships between sounds and words.

A devastating new report from researchers at Harvard and Stanford universities showed Michigan’s kids have lost nearly a half of a grade level in reading and math education since state

The House bill would keep AEAs as sole provider of special education support.

Google's AI image generation drew ridicule for mishandling race, while public education's own “racial algorithm” has exacerbated race issues.

As the House passed its proposal on Iowa's Area Education Agencies, another bill on the subject is also available for debate in the Senate.

The debate on how best to teaching reading continues, as national reading proficiency declines.

 

American students are lagging behind their international peers in the aftermath of the pandemic, according to a new analysis unveiled by Stanford University economist Eric Hanushek. The ultimate costs of the last few years of incomplete learning will total $31 trillion over the course of the 21st century, the scholar finds — greater than the […]

State Superintendent Catherine Truitt presented the Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) proposal for school performance grade redesign to lawmakers on Monday during a House education reform committee meeting. To move forward, the model requires legislative action. “The new proposed model… aims to tell parents and the public more about the quality of each school and […]

In the four years since schools were shuttered in an effort to protect students from the onset of COVID-19, public education has been placed under a microscope and turned into a major political talking point. Conservatives, led by political figures like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis […]