Beacon Journal readers write about the science of reader, a new state bill, energy-saving appliances and national politics.

This story was originally published by The 74. Ohio’s drive to boost reading scores using the science of reading has had a rocky start in the two years since Gov. Mike DeWine fought for the change, ...

Ten Ohio colleges and universities’ educator preparation programs were found to not be in alignment with the science of reading, according to an audit from the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A state audit released Tuesday found 10 of Ohio's 48 teaching universities and colleges are not in alignment with requirements on teaching the Science of Reading to future educators.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced this week that Wright State and Central State are two of 10 Ohio universities not fully compliant with a new state law requiring Ohio’s teaching institutions to ban ...

Editor’s note: This essay is an entry in Fordham’s 2025 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “What needs to happen next—at the state, district, and school levels—for the ...

Almost 1 in 4 students are enrolled in a dual-language, Spanish-English program in the Southside schools in San Antonio. So when the district embraced the “science of reading,” it prioritized figuring ...