More than half of third-graders did not meet the state’s bar for reading proficiency last spring, while fourth- and ...

The once-abandoned instructional approach is back in place in South Dakota in hopes of improving students’ reading comprehension.

English learner advocates oppose a bill to require K-5 teachers to take training in evidence-based methods, including phonics ...

South Dakota officially took a step in a better direction Monday when the state’s Board of Education Standards approved revisions to English Language standards that’ll embrace the use of phonics ...

Second-grade students in Grace Kennedy’s classroom at Skoi-Yase Primary School, took their writing lessons to the next level this school year when they formally published a book titled ...

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Dr. Damon Alvey, Vermillion School District superintendent, spoke to the Vermillion Rotary Club at a recent meeting providing ...

AUSTINTOWN — Austintown Local School District officials are often vocal about their pride in the district’s teachers, staff, ...

Mississippi has proven that states can reverse poor test scores among students by committing to student-focused teaching.

Her child, who uses they/them pronouns, was in second grade when the family enrolled them at an elementary school in Los Angeles County that was using a phonics-based curriculum. Although her child ...