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Florence Middleton/CalMattersNearly 60% of third graders aren鈥檛 reading at grade level. A new bill would require schools to use a phonics-based approach to teach students -
A documentary called "The Right to Read" examines where the system failed, and who it is failing, by filmmaker, Jenny Mackenzie along with Ronda Fritz, who teaches at the College of Education at Eastern Oregon University.
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Results from the latest statewide assessment tests show student proficiency in reading, writing, math and science are still far below pre-pandemic levels. -
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. -
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.
