PLANS INCLUDE WALKING TRACKS, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, AND SHARED SPACES. NEW TONIGHT: STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE NOW LOOKING TO MISSISSIPPI FOR ANSWERS ON HOW TO FIX A LITERACY CRISIS. AFTER ...

Ohio’s science of reading law took effect in 2023.

Education officials are planning an overhaul to English and social studies in the nation’s largest Republican led state.

HOLLAND, Mich. — Current data shows Michigan ranks 44th in the nation for fourth-grade reading levels, an issue Gov. Gretchen Whitmer acknowledged in her State of the State address last month. A ...

When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

Everywhere House Speaker Kyle Hilbert goes, the topic of childhood literacy follows. Hilbert, R-Bristow, said improving Oklahoma’s elementary reading scores is “top of the agenda for me,” and he’s ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. When Mississippi ...

When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

Michigan ranks 44th in 4th-grade literacy, with only 37 percent of fourth-graders proficient in reading, highlighting long-term declines. Governor Gretchen Whitmer emphasized these disparities in her ...

In Milwaukee, only 9% of fourth grade students meet grade level expectations for reading. That’s based on the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress exam results, which show that ...

Lansing — Michigan lawmakers have spent about $1 billion over the last decade attempting to boost students' reading scores, but the investments have failed to achieve anything close to the goal ...

Nearly 1 in 4 third graders failed Louisiana’s reading test last spring, but less than 3% were ultimately held back, according to data released this week. Some students attended special summer ...