Editor’s note: This essay is an entry in Fordham’s 2025 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “What needs to happen next—at the state, district, and school levels—for the ...

What to know SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Maria Murray is a proud bookworm. When she was a kid, she would frequent the local ...

The Science of Reading isn’t a single program or philosophy. It’s based on decades of scientific research that explains how ...

Mayor Eric Adams’ shakeup to elementary school reading curriculums had a clear goal: to align instruction with the “science of reading,” the catchphrase for a longstanding body of research. A free ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island elementary school is working to change the way students are learning how to read through a staff-wide commitment to implement a “science of reading” curriculum ...

After a few easy prompts to get them started, Michele Malesyzk warns her daughter: This next one’s going to be tough. “ANG,” says Maleszyk, emphasizing the three sounds in the one blended sound found ...

On an evening walk in 2023, I’d just started listening to Emily Hanford’s groundbreaking podcast “Sold a Story,” when an interview with a father and daughter hit me like a ton of library books. The ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday the State University of New York will adopt a systemwide policy aligning all educator ...

Beacon Journal readers write about the science of reader, a new state bill, energy-saving appliances and national politics.

Milwaukee is facing a significant reading crisis affecting the majority of its students. Milwaukee education and civic leaders have formed a new coalition to unite various school sectors on this issue ...

On an evening walk in 2023, I'd just started listening to Emily Hanford's groundbreaking podcast "Sold a Story," when an interview with a father and daughter hit me like a ton of library books. The ...