As the “science of reading” movement has grown, more districts are moving away from reading programs featuring practices that aren’t supported by research, and toward programs that are rated highly by ...

The Common Core State Standards have led to big changes in the way many teachers approach reading instruction. Common Core Reading: 'The New Colossus' Part 1 in a four-part series on reading in the ...

Bills mandating the “Science of Reading” have been passing left and right across the nation. While some, like the Pennsylvania bill that passed 201-0, provide gentle nudging and support, others, like ...

Orchard STEM School, a Cleveland Metropolitan School District elementary school on Cleveland's West Side. The school district recently adopted a new reading curriculum across all buildings. Some ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. This story is a collaboration between ...