It can take years for students to acquire enough academic knowledge to make a difference in reading test scores. A new study suggests that standardized reading tests often fail to reflect what ...

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“Data-driven” instruction makes sense only if the data that’s driving it makes sense. And much of the data used to guide reading instruction doesn’t. Throughout the school year, classrooms across the ...

Social media could be costing your tween some of their brain power, a new study says. Children between 9 and 13 years of age who spent more time on social media performed worse on tests of reading, ...

Despite billions in federal aid, students are not making up ground in reading and math: “We are actually seeing evidence of backsliding.” By Sarah Mervosh Despite billions of federal dollars spent to ...