California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing ...

A new California law is pushing for phonics-based reading instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms. The law provides training for school principals and reading specialists in ...

While not mandatory, the law provides support for phonics — focused on vocabulary, comprehension and sounding words out — to ...

First HISD took the libraries. Now teachers say the district's curriculum leaves no room for storybooks and some are secretly reading to students anyway.

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — The fall marks the start of the second school year since Ohio mandated a shift toward phonics-based reading instruction, after years of districts implementing their own reading ...

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...

4:16 p.m. June 2, 2025: An earlier version of this report incorrectly said teaching phonics was new to Long Beach Unified. Some phonics has been taught in the district for years, but a new focus on ...

Manitoba school trustees voted overwhelmingly in support of universal full-time kindergarten when they met this week to consider issues facing boards across the province and reset their collective ...

In the December 2024 issue, Helen Lewis wrote about how one woman became the scapegoat for America’s literacy crisis. A heartfelt thank-you to Helen Lewis for her reporting on Lucy Calkins and the ...

There’s a great deal of chatter among educators about the need to improve literacy outcomes for children. As we look to revamp literacy in the early grades, it’s important to consider the preschool ...

Four episodes of Ms. Rachel's lessons will be available later this month. "Ms. Rachel" is heading to Netflix. Four episodes featuring "curated content" from the popular online children's educator Ms.

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