For example, if students handwrite the word “cat,” they need to know the overall shape of each letter, as well as its name and sound. After drawing upon this reading knowledge from memory ...

Berg: Educators teach skills that every student in the room is ready for. There’s no guessing and no watering down ...

High schoolers, meanwhile, saw declines on the English exams but gains in Algebra I. Math scores for elementary, middle and ...

Reading scores for some of Sioux Falls’ youngest students are behind the rest of the state, and public school leaders want a change. The Sioux Falls School District will hire more teachers ...