This is the 12th story in an occasional series on a dramatic national push to revamp the teaching of reading in the earliest grades. This special report has examined how California, despite ...

Fordham Institute and the RAND Corp., asked more than 1,200 K-3 teachers in the fall of 2025 about their perspectives on reading instruction, the practices they use in their classrooms, the training ...

EdSource · John Fensterwald on what’s at stake for California schools in the 2026 election John Fensterwald on what’s at stake for California schools in the 2026 election April 16, 2026 - EdSource ...

Young English learners face a two-fold challenge in learning to read. They need to learn how to map spoken sounds to written letters, the phonics skills that allow them to decode words on the page, ...

After classes at Raines High School, Ronnie Gadio heads to North Shore Elementary. That’s where Gadio, an 18-year-old senior, works as a Read USA tutor. He has a story that goes beyond statistics ...

To the editor: English is a phonetic language, so as soon as children learn letters and sounds, they can start to write simple messages. Most people go on to write well enough for practical purposes, ...

Not speaking English is a figurative wall that obstructs millions of immigrants in California from taking full advantage of the opportunities in their new home. Although there are plenty of places ...

Book reading in schools has fallen off severely and, in many classrooms, nearly disappeared, but our model legislation, called the BOOKS Act, can ensure that kids start reading full books again, ...