California’s reading wars may finally be over. After decades of debate over how to teach reading, a new bill aims to use phonics to solve the state’s literacy crisis.

“We are now adopting the Bluebonnet phonics component. So the reading is split into skills and knowledge. Skills is the ...

California’s dismal reading scores point to the need to bolster early literacy, but here's why experts say it may be possible ...

California schools use about half a dozen reading curricula, and some are more phonics-based than others. Typically, schools use a combination of programs and give teachers some leeway.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has been pressing to use the phonics-based science of reading since early 2023, mandating the approach as the sole way to teach reading in elementary schools. Now, he’s ...

The new bill, AB 1121, would require all schools to use a method based on the so-called "science of reading," which emphasizes phonics. Last year, an almost identical bill died in the Assembly ...

Educators at the Beaver Local School District are learning new curriculum for next year. District Superintendent Eric Lowe said that kindergarten-through-eighth grade teachers are going over the new ...

Hartford Infant and Preschool School in Sapley Road, Huntingdon, has said it is "over the moon" after having good results in the national Year 1 Phonics Screening Check. This test assesses children's ...

Every school district in New York must revert to teaching phonics in grades pre-K through third, ... The Board of Regents has championed an increase in preschool, ...