Only a few short years ago, Indiana faced a literacy crisis. Nearly one in five third grade students were not able to read. Today in Indiana, we have a much brighter story to tell. For the fifth consecutive year, more and more Hoosier students are mastering reading with nearly nine out 10 third grade students […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Hundreds of thousands of Oklahoma children returned to school this week for their first academic year under strict new literacy laws. It will be their final school year before reading scores carry even higher stakes. More than 21,100 Oklahoma third graders, or 44%, scored below a basic level on statewide reading tests […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — An expanded team of reading coaches will train teachers across Oklahoma as public schools implement new requirements for childhood literacy. The Oklahoma State Department of Education’s HEROES Literacy Instructional Team has grown to 24 reading coaches and six regional supervisors, following recent legislative action. The team, which the state lawmakers converted from […]
Indiana’s early literacy rates improved for the fifth consecutive year, with nearly 89% of Hoosier third graders demonstrating proficiency in foundational reading skills on the state’s IREAD assessment. The Indiana Department of Education released statewide IREAD, ILEARN and SAT results for the 2025-26 school year Tuesday at the State Board of Education’s August meeting. The […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Republican nomination for Oklahoma state superintendent will go to one of two longtime educators — either an experienced school administrator who decries political partisanship or a high school teacher and Christian minister who says his insight from the classroom could benefit schools statewide. Robert Franklin and James Taylor advanced to the […]
TOPEKA — The three candidates seeking to represent much of Johnson and Miami counties on the Kansas State Board of Education hope to make systemic changes concerning the cell phone ban, reading curriculum and communication with the Legislature. The candidates, Overland Park Republicans Steve Roberts and Jim McMullen and Olathe Democrat Amy Diediker, just have […]
A major and final piece of West Virginia lawmakers’ 2023 hallmark education legislation goes into effect this school year when schools are required to retain third graders whose reading and math abilities aren’t at grade level. Lawmakers carved out some exceptions for students with disabilities and other young learners. The robust education bill, known as […]
TOPEKA — While a Democratic State Board of Education candidate believes all Kansas families should choose public school, her Republican opponent for the south-central district homeschools her three children. And both candidates have different approaches to improving literacy, public school funding and cellphone use in the classroom. The Republican running to represent the board’s 7th […]
When I return home for the Kansas Book Festival in Topeka, I will do what I have done at talks across the country: brag on Kansas. I will be there to talk about “How to Raise a Citizen (and Why It’s Up to You to Do It)” alongside state Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Rosen and Mr. […]
(The Center Square) – There are questions about Wisconsin’s new effort to “refine the future of student success” in the state.
