The74
By Lynn Olson

Olson: TN, MS and other states have enacted laws that spurred redesigned literacy instruction and raised student achievement in thousands of schools.

“In the past five years, 30 states around the country, with leaders from both political parties, have passed laws requiring educators to teach young children how to read based on what educators now know from science about effective literacy instruction. These laws are an important advance and address an urgent need: The most recent scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that only a third of fourth graders are proficient readers, significantly fewer than before the pandemic.”