2024
June 25, 2024
Houston Chronicle: “Religion belongs in public schools. Indoctrination doesn’t. | Editorial鈥
June 24, 2024
Chalkbeat: “Math instruction overhaul: NYC unveils new curriculum mandate for middle and high schools鈥
June 7, 2024
The 74: “Bible-Infused Curriculum Sparks Texas-Sized Controversy Over Christianity in the Classroom鈥
June 6, 2024
EdNC: “Perspective | Teachers are the heroes of the literacy story in North Carolina鈥
May 29, 2024
The 74: “Exclusive: Texas Seeks to Inject Bible Stories into Elementary School Reading Program鈥
May 24, 2024
The Dallas Morning News: “How Don Quixote changed a Dallas public school classroom鈥
May 2, 2024
Akron.com: “Tutoring program at Summit Academy Akron Elementary School attracts national interest鈥
April 30, 2024
APM Reports: “鈥楽cience of reading鈥 movement spells financial trouble for publisher Heinemann鈥
April 25, 2024
Edutopia: “Using Tech Tools to Energize Young Students鈥 Math Learning鈥
April 4, 2024
EdNC: “State Board hears update on district ESSER spending, literacy data, and Restart schools鈥
March 22, 2024
Thomas B Fordham Institute: “Five takeaways from Ohio鈥檚 baseline survey of elementary reading curricula鈥
March 15, 2024
The 74: “New Data: Despite K-2 Reading Gains, Students Face a 鈥楳uch Harder Journey鈥 Ahead鈥
March 5, 2024
The 74: “Case Study: How One Texas School District Is Repurposing Staff Development Time to Embrace the Science of Reading鈥
February 21, 2024
Times Record News: “UPDATED: Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath likes what he sees at local school鈥
February 19, 2024
Chalkbeat: “Chicago Public Schools recover from pandemic declines more than other districts, study shows鈥
February 7, 2024
The 74: “Building Oral Language Skills and Equity Through High-Quality Reading Curriculum鈥
January 24, 2024
The Sentinel: “Cumberland Valley board member questions costs of newly approved curriculum pilots鈥
2023
December 19, 2023
The 74: “Best Education Articles of 2023: Our 23 Most Important Stories About Students, Schools & Learning Recovery 鈥
December 8, 2023
Education Week: “Aligned Science Curriculum, Better Scores? Research Finds a Connection鈥
December 6, 2023
WRAL News: “Reading readiness rises in NC’s K-3 classrooms, new data shows鈥
November 27, 2023
The Dallas Morning News: “Dallas鈥 new lessons aim to keep kids on track, but some worry about limiting teachers鈥
November 2, 2023
Fort Worth Report: “Black students in Fort Worth ISD still struggle to read at grade level鈥
October 31, 2023
Chicago Tribune: “Lake Forest-area schools take stock of state grades; 鈥榃hile we celebrate our successes, we acknowledge that the journey 鈥 is ongoing鈥欌
October 19, 2023
Chalkbeat: “NYC eyes middle and high school literacy overhaul. It鈥檚 asking families to weigh in.鈥
October 16, 2023
The 74: “As Virginia Rolls Out Ambitious Statewide High-Dosage Tutoring Effort This Week, 3 Keys to Success鈥
October 6, 2023
Language Magazine: “Embracing Bilingual Assessment鈥
September 18, 2023
Tech & Learning: “Best for Back to School 2023鈥
September 18, 2023
Chalkbeat: “Chicago Public Schools hired hundreds of tutors with federal COVID money. Can they keep them?鈥
September 7, 2023
EdNC: “Perspective | Union County Public Schools empowers educators, elevates readers鈥
August 14, 2023
Chicago Parent: “Common Core Math: How to Help Your Kids鈥
August 6, 2023
The News & Observer: “NC sees big increase in reading skills among K-3 students. Is the state back on track?鈥
August 4, 2023
The 74: “Slow Literacy Gains, Long COVID in Kids: 7 Insights into Pandemic Recovery and Aftermath in U.S. Schools鈥
August 3, 2023
EdNC: “State Board of Education: New reading data, parental leave, and a call to support public schools鈥
July 28, 2023
Houston Public Media: “New literacy curriculum is among the many changes coming to HISD鈥
July 17, 2023
Houston Chronicle: “Mike Miles says HISD schools will teach the 鈥榮cience of reading.鈥 Here鈥檚 what that means.鈥
July 11, 2023
The 74: “鈥楨ducation鈥檚 Long COVID鈥: New Data Shows Recovery Stalled for Most Students鈥
July 6, 2023
Houston Chronicle: “HISD superintendent gives voluntary schools one last chance to back out of New Education System鈥
June 29, 2023
The Report Card: “Larry Berger on Curriculum鈥
June 2, 2023
EdWeek Market Brief:”K-12 Dealmaking: Substitute Teaching Startup Secures $38M; 性爱巴士Raises Undisclosed Series C鈥
May 25, 2023
The 74: “Expanding Access to Tutors: Nonprofit Grants $6 Million to 32 Learning Organizations Across 20 States to Help More Students鈥
April 21, 2023
The 74: “The 鈥楾ransformation is Real鈥 as Science of Reading Takes Hold in N.C. Schools鈥
April 18, 2023
The 74: “Louisiana District Ravaged by Hurricane & COVID is Bouncing Back with Science鈥
April 5, 2023
WFAE: “NC midyear reading data shows gains, but third-grade goals remain elusive鈥
April 5, 2023
EdNC: “K-3 students show growth in literacy skills, mid-year DPI data show鈥
March 24, 2023
The 74: “COVID & School Recovery: Critics Warn Washington Bill Would Reduce Classroom Learning Time By 4 Hours a Week鈥
March 24, 2023
Edutopia: “Using Collective Leadership to Make a Major Shift in Your District鈥
March 15, 2023
K-12 Dive: “California at center of latest push for science-based reading approaches鈥
March 7, 2023
District Administration: “ESSER pressure: How one district intends to spend wisely as deadline looms鈥
March 3, 2023
The 74: “鈥楾he Other Long COVID鈥 Affecting Kids: Missed Opportunities鈥
March 2, 2023
3 WTKR: “More students on track to learn to read in 2022-2023 school year since start of pandemic, researchers say鈥
March 2, 2023
ABC 7: “Reading skills rebounding for young students following pandemic disruptions鈥
March 1, 2023
K-12 Dive: “By The Numbers: DIBELS testing shows improved reading progress over last two years鈥
February 27, 2023
The 74: “Exclusive: Despite K-2 Reading Gains, Results Flat for 3rd Grade 鈥楥OVID Kids鈥欌
February 27, 2023
Education Week: “Students鈥 Early Literacy Skills Are Rebounding. See What the Data Show鈥
February 7, 2023
The 74: “Using High-Quality Curriculum Doesn鈥檛 Mean You Can鈥檛 Still Have Fun Learning鈥
January 13, 2023
NPR: “Can a middle school class help scientists create a cooler place to play?鈥
January 6, 2023
News & Record: “After a numbing low, NC students now heading in ‘right direction’ in reading, math鈥
January 5, 2023
CBS17.com: “K-3 students in NC make significant strides on literacy exams, DPI says鈥
2022
December 20, 2022
District Administration: “Literacy Under the Lights: 10 ways to bring the community back together鈥
December 14, 2022
The 74: “14 Charts This Year That Helped Us Better Understand Covid’s Impact On Students Teachers and Schools鈥
December 14, 2022
The 74: “Learning Loss Is Worse than NAEP Showed. Middle School Math Must Be the Priority鈥
November 21, 2022
Voicebot.ai: “SoapBox Labs Brings Child-Centered Voice AI to Dyslexia Detection Assessment鈥
October 24, 2022
Education Week: “Two Decades of Progress, Nearly Gone: National Math, Reading Scores Hit Historic Lows鈥
October 20, 2022
The 74: “Exclusive Literacy Data: Small Gains Since Last Fall, But No Reading Rebound鈥
August 30, 2022
The 74: “Test English Learners in the Languages They Speak at School and at Home鈥
August 29, 2022
WTKR TV NC: “News 3 investigates childhood literacy rates, raising money to give books to local kids for new school year鈥
August 28, 2022
EdNC: “Elementary students made growth last year in skills that lead to reading proficiency, new data show鈥
August 18, 2022
SHRM Blog: “The Great Resignation Skipped Us. Here鈥檚 why.鈥
August 16, 2022
Forbes: “Curious About Knowledge-Building Curricula? Check Out This Website鈥
July 20, 2022
District Administration: “Out-of-school STEM learning is much more powerful when it鈥檚 inclusive鈥
July 19, 2022
Chalkbeat: “The state of learning loss: 7 takeaways from the latest data鈥
June 28, 2022
The Preschool Podcast: “Early literacy strategies that stick with Darryl from Run-DMC and Makeda from Nickelodeon [Podcast]鈥
May 24, 2022
Forbes: “States That Want To Boost Literacy Should Keep An Eye On Texas鈥
April 24, 2022
Business Ecosystem Alliance: “Ecosystems in Education鈥揅ollaborating to Efficiently Serve the End User鈥
April 18, 2022
KQED Mind Shift: “Weighing the best strategies for reading intervention鈥
April 15, 2022
Fordham Institute: “Assessing a standards-aligned physical science curriculum鈥
March 23, 2022
The Baltimore Sun: “National test scores show student gains from in-person learning in all but a critical group: new and pre-readers | COMMENTARY鈥
March 15, 2022
NPR: “Two years ago schools shut down around the world. These are the biggest impacts鈥
March 11, 2022
The Hub – Dallas ISD: “Students at Greiner and Anson Jones Elementary find success in reading and writing with a new program鈥
March 10, 2022
NY Daily News: “Read it and weep: The new reading instruction emergency鈥
March 10, 2022
WISH TV Indianapolis: “Study shows student performance plummeted during pandemic鈥
March 9, 2022
New York Post: “Young students have suffered 鈥榓larming鈥 drops in reading skills during pandemic鈥
March 9, 2022
The Daily Caller: “Childhood Literacy Plummeted Following Pandemic Shutdowns, Studies Show鈥
March 8, 2022
The New York Times: “It鈥檚 鈥楢larming鈥: Children Are Severely Behind in Reading鈥
March 7, 2022
Education Next: “The Education Exchange: Pandemic Hurt Younger Students鈥 Learning Worse, 性爱巴士Data Suggest鈥
February 28, 2022
The 74: “Our 12 Best Education Articles in February: Reflections on 700 Days of COVID Chaos, Setting a Bar for Unmasking in Schools, Burying Schools in Record Requests & More鈥
February 24, 2022
The Daily Advertiser: “Reading scores improve slightly, but pre-COVID reading levels are ‘the wrong goal’鈥
February 24, 2022
Wall Street Journal: “The School Shutdowns and Lost Literacy鈥
February 23, 2022
K-12 Dive: “DIBELS data illustrates pandemic reading setbacks鈥
February 22, 2022
ABC 7 Buffalo: “Children falling behind in reading鈥
February 18, 2022
The Carolina Journal: “Report: Elementary students lag in literacy due to pandemic鈥
February 16, 2022
The 74: “鈥榃e Have First-Graders Who Can鈥檛 Sing the Alphabet Song鈥: Pandemic Continues to Push Young Readers Off Track, New Data Shows鈥
February 16, 2022
Education Week: “More Than 1 in 3 Children Who Started School in the Pandemic Need 鈥業ntensive鈥 Reading Help鈥
February 4, 2022
Literary Hub: “EXCLUSIVE: Watch Joshua Bennett Discuss A.R. Ammons鈥檚 poem 鈥淐ascadilla Falls鈥
January 26, 2022
The Ross Kaminsky Show: “Susan Lambert and the Literacy Gap”
January 19, 2022
K-12 Dive: “Report: Colorado reading law update boosts quality of literacy curriculum”
2021
December 15, 2021
Chalkbeat: “How Denver plans to address a drop in early elementary reading scores”
December 8, 2021
The SHRM Blog: “What鈥檚 the Best Work Perk of All? Contributing to the Social Good”
November 13, 2021
Hechinger Report: 鈥楾he Reading Year鈥: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind”
October 20, 2021
Hechinger Report: “OPINION: Younger students were among those most hurt during the pandemic”
September 2, 2021
EdSurge: “An Edtech User鈥檚 Glossary to Speech Recognition and AI in the Classroom”
September, 2021
SIIA Education: “ED TECH SUCCESS STORIES”
August 23, 2021
CNN: “Irish tech firm helps kids’ voices be heard”
August 18, 2021
SoapBox Labs: “Can Speech Recognition Help Children Learn to Read?”
August 12, 2021
FOX Chicago Broadcast Interview: “Pandemic widens literacy gap for students”
August 3, 2021
T.H.E Journal: “More Students of Color at Risk in Reading After Pandemic”
July 28, 2021
The 74: “Early Reading Skills See a Rebound From In-Person Learning, But Racial Gaps Have Grown Wider, Tests Show”
July 28, 2021
K-12 Dive: “Reports: Math, reading progress slowed during first full school year of pandemic”
July 20, 2021
EdNC: “The mCLASS reading assessment tool is back in North Carolina classrooms, but it鈥檚 going to look different”
July 5, 2021
WBAL: “Baltimore students from all socio-economic backgrounds get a chance to ‘Amplify’ their learning skills”
June 15, 2021
Language Magazine: “Using Evidence to Overcome Adversity”
May 7, 2021
The Dallas Morning News: “How can a one-minute kindergarten test help teachers tackle the 鈥楥OVID slide鈥?”
April 20, 2021
Education Week: “How Teachers and Curriculum Will Shape Ed Tech鈥檚 Future: A CEO Makes the Case”
March 24, 2021
The Hechinger Report: “OPINION: Children will need summer tutors to make up for pandemic learning loss”
March 23, 2021
Education Week: “Most States Fail to Measure Teachers鈥 Knowledge of the 鈥楽cience of Reading,鈥 Report Says”
March 17, 2021
Axios: “How online education and tutoring could fight COVID learning loss”
March 16, 2021
USA Today: “Students are struggling to read behind masks and screens during COVID-19, but 鈥榚xpectations are no different鈥”
March 16, 2021
The 74: “Schools and COVID, a Year Later: 12 Months After Classrooms Closed, 12 Key Things We鈥檝e Learned About How the Pandemic Disrupted Student Learning”
February 25, 2021
K鈥12 Dive: “Reading gaps widen in mid-year data, especially for K-1 students of color”
February 24, 2021
The 74: “One Year into Pandemic, Far Fewer Young Students are on Target to Learn How to Read, Tests Show”
February 17, 2021
NBC Los Angeles: “Local Students Design Rovers in Mission to Mars Student Challenge”
February 5, 2021
District Administration: “To save literacy, focus first on high-quality core instruction”
February 4, 2021
The Hechinger Report: “5 ways schools hope to fight Covid-19 learning loss”
January 5, 2021
The 74: “Science Matters Now More than Ever. The Time to Start Teaching It Is in Elementary School”