Literacy

Michigan mandated science of reading training for all K-5 public school educators in the state in an effort to improve student literacy.

Detroit officials are proposing $251 million in projects, including expanded air conditioning and long-sought building upgrades. The plan could bring school libraries back by fall 2027.

Michigan education officials have looked toward other states, such as Massachusetts and New Jersey for inspiration on improving literacy.

Schools are shifting away from full novels to excerpts to prep students for state exams and accommodate lower stamina for reading.

There are also new rules about student fitness tests and literacy training for teachers.

Officials say schools that participated in the Indiana Literacy Cadre posted greater gains in IREAD proficiency rates than those that did not.

Hundreds of tutors were ready to work with students this summer, but not that many signed up. Organizers are figuring out why.

A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality finds a glass half full and half empty.

State leaders say they’re embracing the science of reading, but a new report suggests New York’s teacher prep programs have been slow to change.

I-Ready is one of the country’s most widely used education technology tools. But critics say schools lack independent evidence that it benefits kids.