Can you spell deja vu? The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California Legislature, as dueling factions haggle over a bill that would mandate a ...

Experts have released robust research to show that phonics should be taught hand-in-hand with reading and writing to encourage true literacy and a love of reading, not through narrow synthetic phonics ...

The new standards call on middle school and high school teachers to build on the science of reading taught in elementary ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Ind.-9) spoke about the importance of returning to phonics-based reading instruction for children. On Wednesday during a hearing for House Education and ...

Marlborough Superintendent Jason DeFalco said the city began its elementary literacy overhaul well before the state signaled it would do the same.

Like lots of parents in West Linn, Maggie Traverso moved to this affluent city south of Portland for the quality of the schools. And until recently, she was satisfied. Her daughter was doing well in ...

WELL, THE ROAD TO READING IS GETTING A BIG BOOST. AT ONE GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT’S ALL THANKS TO TV’S CASH FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM. IT’S A PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY ...

Mississippi raised its reading scores through phonics-based instruction and strict third-grade assessments. Here’s how the ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants all school districts in Ohio to adopt a reading curriculum based in science and is making that idea one of his top priorities in his budget proposal. “Sadly, many Ohio ...

Editor's note: With low reading proficiency scores across the state, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin is exploring the causes and consequences of low literacy. This article is part of the By the Book ...

A lovely aphorism holds that education isn’t the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire. But too often, neither are pails filled nor fires lit. One of the most bearish statistics for the future ...