Report: About half of Utah’s third graders struggle with reading — so what can be done?

Almost all children can learn to read with effective data-driven support, according to Gardner Institute analysis ...
Education Week

Secondary Students Are Struggling With Reading, Too. A Look at the Landscape

Nearly a year ago, when Education Week hosted an online conference about adolescent literacy across the content areas, we got a lot of interested and enthusiastic responses from participants. But we ...
NPR

In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump

When it comes to reading, the nation's third- through eighth-graders are still mired in a pandemic-era slump, according to new testing data. In math, the news is only a little more heartening: Student ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Over one-third of Wisconsin’s youngest students face reading challenges

Nearly 37% of Wisconsin students from 4K to third grade scored in the bottom quarter on early literacy tests last school year. In Milwaukee Public Schools, over half of students in the same age group ...
Education Week

State Reading Laws Focus on K-3. What About Older Students Who Struggle?

State lawmakers have passed a slate of comprehensive reading bills in recent years that aim to align schools’ teaching, curricula, and professional development with research on key foundational ...