25 Investigates: ‘It’s a crisis’ Massachusetts kids wrestling with reading
In 2024, 40% of Massachusetts 4th graders were reading at or above grade level, according to The Nation’s Report Card. 25 ...
Speech therapist highlights reading gap's impact on vulnerable students
Reading ability among young people is declining, and it is the most vulnerable students who are hardest hit, according to ...
Families fighting to keep loved ones out of extremist groups struggle to find intervention programs
These families never imagined their loved ones would be drawn to Neo-Nazi groups. Now they're fighting to get them back and ...
Soules' proposed moonshot for math moves forward
New Mexico spends less on math programs than on other disciplines, and long has had lousy results in math education. Now Senate Education Committee Chair Bill Soules is pushing to change that equation ...
Nearly half of Green Bay Schools' K-3 students are 'at risk' of not meeting reading goals, district says
New required reading "screeners" help districts understand where students struggle. In GBAPS, nearly half score low enough to put them "at risk." ...
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Fresno Unified teachers condemn district for plan to cut extra class time for students
Under Fresno Unified's plan to eliminate a program that isn't meeting its objectives, 30 minutes of extra class time will be ...
More states mandate screenings for reading challenges in young kids
The screening requirement stems from the 2023 Budget Act, which mandated annual screening for reading difficulties for ...
Mr. Elmer: Shaping the Future of Student Success with Intervention Compass®
Mr. Elmer, an education software company, made it its mission to leverage cutting-edge technology tools to empower educators, ...
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Active reading: A tutoring program uses movement, balls, sandboxes and more to bridge the literacy gap
The Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania offers free tutoring for Pittsburgh’s underserved kids after the pandemic lowered reading scores.
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How summer learning, tutoring helped 9 New Jersey school districts overcome a pandemic slump
The Education Recovery Scorecard, a study of state and national test scores, found that student achievement in Union City, ...
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Most US kids aren’t gaining fast enough in reading and math, but these schools are different
Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that’s changing. In-class tutors and “data chats” at her ...
A reading revolution: Schools turn to science-based approach
John Parent sat in the kindergarten classroom in wonderment as he saw the "science of reading" paying off in October 2023. "They're reading CVC words, three-letter words with consonant-vowel-consonant ...