US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little ...
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The Art of Reading Like a Translator
In The Philosophy of Translation, Damion Searls investigates the essential differences—and similarities—between the task of ...
American Kids Are Getting Even Worse at Reading
New national test scores indicate a continuing slide in reading skills.
How Louisiana boosted its student reading scores by going ‘back to the basics’
Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says he is “not surprised at all” his state improved. He noted the results came as Louisiana works to “go back to the ...
Why Employers Should Worry About Sliding Student Reading Scores in the AI Age
Today’s student are America’s future workers, but new data show their reading skills have fallen, and math skills aren’t improving. This data should concern employers.
Reading Fire Chief talks changes in wake of deadly YMCA fire
READING, Pa. - Reading Fire Chief James Stoudt was just a teenager when he arrived on the scene with his dad at the YMCA fire ...
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Tackling Napa’s low reading scores: Volunteers bring literacy support to struggling students
The Napa County Reading Champions began working with students at one school site in October. They now hope to expand to many ...
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Mississippi reading gains are encouraging, but literacy challenges persist in some districts
Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Welch Reading Retention Note: This Mississippi Today Ideas essay, published on the heels of the Jan. 29 ...
‘It Hurts Kids’: Many schools continue to teach controversial reading remediation program
Our investigators examine how the program works and dig into the states that have (and have not) banned the specific method.
American children’s reading skills reach new lows
The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the ...