California has very poor literacy rates especially for low-income students, similar to what Mississippi used to have. The policies that can fix it are clear, explains Lori DePole of Decoding Dyslexia CA.
Megan Potente, of Decoding Dyslexia California, argues that California is failing to meet its most basic education goal: literacy. In this post she explains what school communities can do to help educators and parents learn the approaches that work best.
When kids can read, they can fly. Unfortunately, many students don't get the early help they need to get off the ground. What can be done? Some leaders call for earlier dyslexia risk screening for kids. Others call for earlier academic transparency for schools. Carol explains.
Homework is a giant part of the experience of education. What is its purpose, and does it deliver? How is homework changing?
Each year, schools and libraries start rolling out summer reading lists. And for good reason. A ton of research tells us that summer learning is a big deal. But grownups need summer reading, too. What will YOU choose to learn about?
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