Throughout 2025, Education Week has covered how states and districts are continuing to incorporate new instructional methods ...

While high-quality literacy instruction has remained a cornerstone of education leaders’ priorities, this year, the science of reading has dominated classrooms and discussions around instructional ...

HOUSTON – There have been a lot of changes since the state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles took over the Houston Independent School District and introduced the NES model to several campuses. Since ...

Drexel University's School of Education is excited to welcome producer, writer, and star of “Hopeville: How to Win the Reading Wars,” Harvey Hubbell, as he shares his film and leads a post-film panel ...

Bluffton University has been recognized by the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) for strong alignment with the state ...

A 10-hour course for educators creates a common language for teaching phonemic awareness across all grade levels.

Bills mandating the “Science of Reading” have been passing left and right across the nation. While some, like the Pennsylvania bill that passed 201-0, provide gentle nudging and support, others, like ...

On May 4, 2023, House Bill 1558 was signed into law. This established the “science of reading” as curriculum standard for schools across Indiana. The state joined a growing body that turned to similar ...

With the recent release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress results, some may be tempted to make sweeping curricular changes or bemoan the state of education after seeing a decline in ...

Corrected, May 23, 2024: An earlier version of this article erroneously presented synthetic phonics and the science of reading as synonymous terms. The headline and body copy have been updated to ...

Recently, two Massachusetts families filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit targeting publishers and authors of literacy curricula. The families seek class action status for Massachusetts students who were ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has been focused for years on improving literacy in the state; and in 2023, a law was passed to require teaching colleges and universities to align with the Science of Reading in ...