Jeremiah Ramirez rolled the green modeling dough into two balls and placed a positive lead from a 9-volt battery into one and a negative into the other. Next, the 8-year-old spread the prongs of a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. Oct 10, 2023, 12:05pm EDT Oct 13, 2023, 02:47pm EDT This article is ...

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 ...

State legislation aimed at improving how reading is taught has been changing the instructional landscape in the country’s elementary schools over the past few years. A new report examines what these ...

First grade teacher Rita McCord instructs students in reading at Hiawatha Elementary School in Hiawatha on Feb. 1. The Cedar Rapids Community School District began training special education teachers ...

Indiana school leaders, education experts, teachers and lawmakers all agree on the same thing: The reading crisis plaguing Indiana's youngest students must be dealt with now. But disagreements arise ...

Entering a contentious debate over reading, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes that districts base literacy instruction on decades of research known as “the science of reading” as the next step to getting all ...

Alabama’s public elementary and middle school students are taking annual standardized tests this month, and for third graders, the reading portion is extremely important. This is the first school year ...

Detroit — The little girl with purple barrettes at the end of her braids could hardly sit still in her chair, but Academic Interventionist Evelyn Smith pressed forward. "I want to focus on your ...

Test scores are out for Louisiana schools, and while the numbers don’t show as much growth as the last two years, students maintained recent gains. “Obviously, we understand that in a state that's ...