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Liz Willen Hi all!

I’ve always been an avid reader. Nothing makes me happier than a big pile of unread books and, more recently, a Kindle at my bedside. That’s possibly because I was raised by a mother who insisted on bringing a book everywhere. I’ve thought a lot about this since her death this year, and again while contemplating our national literacy crisis ([link removed]) as I read one of our latest stories.

You may be surprised to learn about the high school chemistry teacher in San Diego who shares in the responsibility of teaching basic literacy skills to students, because so many incoming ninth graders arrive at her school without them. At a time when nearly 70 percent of eighth graders scored below “proficient” in reading skills on the Nation’s Report Card, more researchers are calling for a shared approach to literacy instruction, and some states are starting to consider it as well.

It’s a fraught time for U.S. education post-pandemic, with new research ([link removed]) painting a grim picture of academic recovery and stagnation, as Jill Barshay reports. And unfortunately, a promising solution ([link removed]) — summer programs that aimed to stem post-Covid learning loss — aren’t operating at a large enough scale to make a significant dent, while federal money for them is running out.

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** Many kids can’t read, even in high school. Is the solution teaching reading in every class? ([link removed])
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Some high schools and states are experimenting with ways to integrate literacy instruction across all classes

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** Schools are embracing summer learning — just as the money dries up ([link removed])
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Summer learning options swelled after the pandemic, including in Massachusetts, where the rich-poor gap widened more than in any other state. They have yet to make a significant dent in Covid-related learning loss.



** PROOF POINTS: Why are kids still struggling in school four years after the pandemic? ([link removed])
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Researchers from three testing companies release updates on academic recovery and offer possible explanations



** OPINION: As a Black middle-school student, I was tracked into lower-level math classes that kept me back ([link removed])
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That was more than two decades ago, but limited access to advanced math options remains a problem today for nearly half of all high school students in the U.S.



** Investigating why a high-performing superintendent left his job ([link removed])
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Alabama school leader’s departure came after success in serving English learners



** OPINION: As federal pandemic funds end, K-12 systems must look for bold changes ([link removed])
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Fewer resources will mean tough choices


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