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Nearly 6 in 10 third graders scored below grade level on California’s reading tests during most of the last decade.

A bill asking educators to adopt the "science of reading" emphasizes phonics. Will enough California teachers respond?

Idaho invests $5M in phonics-based teacher training to support K-3 literacy, aligning with the proven Science of Reading to ...

The phone Morse got her daughter is light pink with a curly cord and sits atop a buffet table outside the family’s kitchen.

Roughly 70% of elementary school students in Berlin aren’t reading at their grade level. Some teachers are saying that’s ...