When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...
While the reading scores of fourth- and eighth-grade students keep falling, teachers unions and education overlords remain in denial. Teaching kids to read phonetically was successful for many years.
The Fort Dodge Community School District, striving for student literacy improvements, saw more impressive results at the board’s Monday meeting. Middle School Principal Shawn Chesteen presented the ...