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Massachusetts’ sinking reading scores should be a five-alarm fire on Beacon Hill
Some of the strongest pushback against state literacy requirements has come from Massachusetts’ wealthiest communities.
LA Times Today: Could phonics solve California’s reading crisis? Inside the push for sweeping changes
Why do California’s fourth graders have trouble reading? Nearly 60 percent of them do not read at grade level. Literacy rates ...
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California adds a new grade for 4-year-olds this fall — but parents still don’t know about it
In 2021, California launched an ambitious plan to make transitional kindergarten available by the 2025-26 school year, creating a brand new grade level.