The push for phonics and “science of reading,” explained | Vox
A huge shift in how kids are taught to read is underway. But the reading wars probably aren’t gone for good.| Vox
A huge shift in how kids are taught to read is underway. But the reading wars probably aren’t gone for good.| Vox
The education department plans to rely more heavily on outside organizations to train teachers in the midst of a new curriculum mandate.| Chalkbeat
In the next two years, all NYC elementary schools will be required to overhaul literacy instruction.| Chalkbeat
Nearly every NYC superintendent has zeroed in on the same reading curriculum: Into Reading from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.| Chalkbeat
Balanced literacy and word guessing are out. Phonics, science, and social studies are in.| Chalkbeat
Data obtained by THE CITY and Chalkbeat reveal for the first time how deeply enmeshed the Teachers College curriculum has become in classrooms serving the city’s youngest students — and how difficult it could be to unwind.| Chalkbeat
Facing a growing number of tiny schools, Banks indicated a wave of school consolidations are on the table.| Chalkbeat
Schools Chancellor David Banks called the results “encouraging,” though state officials have warned against comparing the tests to prior years.| Chalkbeat
The announcement represents a significant victory for parents who have long been frustrated with the city’s inability to educate many struggling readers| Chalkbeat
A recent study conducted by NYU Metro Center’s Education Justice Research and Organizing Collaborative (EJ-ROC) found the ELA curriculum for elementary school students fails to reflect the diversity within the public school student population.| NYU Steinhardt
