Los Angeles Unified is pushing ahead with district-wide lesson plans based on the science of reading even after state lawmakers rejected legislation requiring the curriculum. About half of the 434 ...

Success For All, a science of reading-based program spotlighted in the “Sold a Story” podcast, may expand to 150 more schools in the next three years with the help of $13.5 million in grants from an ...

A new “science of reading” core literacy curriculum piloted in Kennewick elementary schools is likely to set a better foundation for students to read, write and learn. The Kennewick School Board on ...

The Michigan Department of Education endorsed two screening assessments for dyslexia and 14 elementary school literacy ...

When a school begins to move its practices closer to the “science of reading,” the large body of knowledge about how kids learn to read, they must manage a number of significant changes. Schedules may ...

One of the most fundamental skills students learn in school is still at the forefront of the national education conversation—how kids learn to read. The “science of reading” movement pushed forward in ...

Advocates for the science of reading need to expand their view of the science and push for the adoption of curricula that incorporate it. Opponents and even advocates of the “science of reading” often ...

On May 4, 2023, House Bill 1558 was signed into law. This established the “science of reading” as curriculum standard for schools across Indiana. The state joined a growing body that turned to similar ...

At least one-third of Houston ISD campuses will use a new curriculum based on the “science of reading” when school resumes in August, following a national trend that has seen more districts embrace ...

It’s probably not often that experienced readers think about the foundations of reading while tackling a book or scanning a newspaper. But Kennedy Elementary School kindergarteners Genevieve Bode and ...

In an effort to help kids read better, Arizona elementary teachers are working towards a newer certification requirement. The Kyrene Elementary School District has been working on the curriculum for ...

Editor’s note: This essay is an entry in Fordham’s 2025 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “What needs to happen next—at the state, district, and school levels—for the ...