Tag: Illiteracy

Mississippi Schools Are Offering Lessons for America on Education

The state shows that poverty is no excuse for failing to teach kids to read.

The Surprising Obstacle to Overhauling How Children Learn to Read

New York is the latest large city to join a national push to change how children are taught to read. But principals and teachers can resist uprooting old practices.

A ‘Science of Reading’ Revolt Takes on the Education Establishment

Fed up parents, civil rights activists, newly awakened educators and lawmakers are crusading for “the science of reading.” Can they get results?