WHAT WE’RE READING
Sarah Sparks shares NCTQ’s new findings on how education schools are incorporating—or not—the science of reading into teacher prep programs. The fact that many ed schools still use outdated approaches comes as no surprise given Fordham’s recent survey of teachers themselves: Teachers who rely primarily on preservice training tend to know less about the science of reading than those who learn on their own or on the job.
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Michael Coren reports on a new, large-scale study of Danish children that helps solve the mystery of why firstborns there tend to do better in school and in life. Spoiler alert: It’s the germs!
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“The law has passed, now comes the hard part,” writes David Bass about the Education Freedom Tax Credit. He explains how the program provides an opportunity for philanthropists to help shape the future of school choice policy around the country.
Editor's note: This was first published on Mike Petrilli's Substack, SCHOOLED, a twice-weekly free Substack and email newsletter restarting the education-reform conversation.
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Sharp analysis of the week’s biggest K–12 debates
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