Key points: Who among us has never copied a homework answer in a hurry? Borrowed a friend’s paragraph? Accepted a parent’s “small correction” that eventually became a full…
Read more AI didn’t break homework: It exposed what was already brokenKey points: This weekend, I’m taking my little guy for an indoor activity using the free game of bowling he got for meeting our first family reading goal…
Read more Why schools and public libraries must unite–in summer and all year longKey points: In early literacy, the goal is simple but urgent: Help students become independent readers and writers. Every instructional decision we make either moves them closer to…
Read more A quicker climb up the literacy mountain: Why rigor and efficiency matter in early readingKey points: The conversation around literacy instruction has reached a turning point. After decades of debate, we’re finally seeing a broad consensus around evidence-based practices–but the challenge now…
Read more What’s in and out in literacy instruction for 2026National Read Across America Week starts on March 2, 2026. The week is a nationwide effort to celebrate reading and reinforce the importance of reading with a focus…
Read more 37 Read Across America Activities To Celebrate LiteracyKey points: Imagine students who understand how government works and who see themselves as vital contributors to their communities. That’s what happens when students are given opportunities to…
Read more Sparking civic engagement as we approach America’s 250thKey points: Walk into any data meeting at a K-12 school today, and you’ll likely see a familiar scene: educators huddled around printed reports, highlighters in hand, trying…
Read more Beyond the dashboard: Why K-12 educators need data literacy, not just dataKey points: Many years ago, around 2010, I attended a professional development program in Houston called Literacy Through Photography, at a time when I was searching for practical…
Read more Teaching visual literacy as a core reading strategy in the age of AIAcross the U.S., public school districts are panicking over test scores. The National Assessment of Educational Progress, or the Nation’s Report Card, as it is known, revealed that…
Read more OPINION: Instead of defining Black children by their test scores, we should help them overcome academic barriers and pursue their dreamsKey points: The PD problem we know too well: A flustered woman bursts into the room, late and disoriented. She’s carrying a shawl and a laptop she doesn’t…
Read more How AI can fix PD for teachersMINNEAPOLIS, MN—Lerner Publishing Group, a leading publisher of K-12 educational materials, is proud to announce the launch of Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s groundbreaking Genius and Joy curriculum in Summer…
Read more Lerner Publishing Group Launches Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s Genius and Joy CurriculumNguyen is hardly alone in this experience. BookTok, the sprawling and informal literary community on TikTok, has pushed many people to read outside their usual interests. You don’t…
Read more If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books?Key points: As someone who’s dedicated my career to advancing the Science of Reading movement, I’ve seen firsthand what it takes to help every child become a strong,…
Read more Solving the staffing crisis is key to the Science of Reading movementWhen districts adopt evidence-based practices like Structured Literacy, it’s often with a surge of excitement and momentum. Yet the real challenge lies not in the initial adoption, but…
Read more From momentum to endurance: Scaling structured literacy with implementation scienceI was the only guy in my education classes at Missouri State University, and until this year I was the only male out of nearly 100 teachers in…
Read more TEACHER VOICE: I didn’t think I needed the help or advice, but a new literacy teaching coach from afar gave me the self-confidence I lackedScroll through TikTok or Instagram and you’ll likely come across families documenting their “unschooling” lives — children learning through nature walks instead of textbooks, kitchen experiments instead of…
Read more This Controversial Education Trend Is Going Viral — And Adults Who Grew Up With It Have ThoughtsKey points: With the new school year now rolling, teachers and school leaders are likely being hit with a hard truth: Many students are not proficient in reading.…
Read more 3 strategies to boost student reading fluency this school yearTimothy Shanahan, a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has spent his career evaluating education research and helping teachers figure out what works best in…
Read more Why one reading expert says ‘just-right’ books are all wrongThis story first appeared in Hechinger’s climate and education newsletter. Sign up here. In Illinois, the Chicago Teachers Union won a contract with the city’s schools to add…
Read more Teachers unions leverage contracts to fight climate changeBROOKLYN NAVY YARD, Brooklyn — Book by book, block by block, the Brooklyn Book Bodega is working to make books as accessible as a bag of chips from…
Read more Brooklyn Book Bodega feeds young minds by filling home shelves