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The READ Act, passed by the Minnesota Legislature, mandates that school districts switch to a literacy approach that emphasizes the science of reading. Sahan Journal checked in with schools that serve immigrant communities to see if the new approach is working.

The DeKalb County School Board at its Sept. 11 meeting voted to postpone approving the second year of a lease with Evolv Weapons Detection for metal detectors in schools across the county. 

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BELLEFONTE — Kris Vancas, the Bellefonte Area School District’s Director of Curriculum and Instruction, gave a summarized report on federal grant programs t

School Board leaders voted on budget measures and listened to charter school presentations amid talks of bus driver shortages and ESOL challenges.

Superintendent Catherine Truitt provides an update on literacy instruction, commends educators, and announces next steps.

We are looking forward to the benefits of using these programs, in conjunction with our current reading curriculum, to continue to build and foster the love of reading in our students.

Take a look at what's going on for the 2023-24 school year

Forty percent of third grade students in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools are proficient in reading. Teachers in the district have undergone two years of professional learning to improve instruction and student outcomes, but there are some barriers to literacy that schools alone can’t break.  

As the science of reading gained attention in recent years, the narrative, sometimes oversimplified, irked some academics. Patricia Fecher counts herself among those who strained to understand the big fuss. Fecher was a reading teacher when the National Reading Panel published its report on reading instruction more than 20 years ago. She learned the various […]