Some teachers and advocates objected to a plan to require phonics instruction in K-12 schools. The latest deal makes it optional.

Several states have embraced an approach that leans heavily on phonics — relying on letter and rhyming sounds to read words.

The original proposal would have mandated phonics instruction in K-12 classrooms. The latest version makes that optional.

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas called for an agreement on how to train teachers in reading instruction; when he didn’t get it, ...

Gov. Brian Kemp signed two education bills into law Monday that aim to address critical workforce needs and reform literacy ...

I worked with his first grade teacher to mitigate these challenges. But I realized that his real reading proficiency would likely not have been detected if the school had taught almost exclusively ...

Attention parents and guardians! If you're planning to enrol your child in a Western Cape government school for Grade R, 1, or 8 in 2026, time is running out! "We've got about 132,000 ...

Schools across New York State are continuing to have difficulty accessing the Grade 3-8 Computer-Based Testing System on Wednesday. The New York State Education Department said this is the second ...

WILLIAMSBRIDGE, The Bronx (WABC) -- A community came together Monday night in the Bronx to remember a first-grade teacher who was murdered in her own home last week. The outpouring of love for ...

OZTURK WILL REMAIN IN LOUISIANA AS HER CASE MOVES FORWARD IN NEW ENGLAND. WE HAVE AN UPDATE THIS MORNING... ABOUT THE THREE STUDENTS WHO WERE DETAINED BY IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IN NORTHERN NEW ...

Her child, who uses they/them pronouns, was in second grade when the family enrolled them at an elementary school in Los Angeles County that was using a phonics-based curriculum. Although her ...