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UKDID/Wikimedia CommonsResults from the latest statewide assessment tests show student proficiency in reading, writing, math and science are still far below pre-pandemic levels. -
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Oregon鈥檚 highest needs schools that are focused on revamping literacy instruction and boosting student reading proficiency will get federal financial help next year.
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In 2020, the state agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit that claimed too many students were not learning to read. As part of that agreement, the state spent over $50 million on 75 schools with the lowest reading scores. -
The group will recommend licensing updates to ensure newly-minted educators understand decades of best practices and reading science. -
As California moves to require dyslexia screening in public schools, experts say teachers need to embrace the 鈥渟cience of reading鈥� approach that emphasizes phonics.
