‘It’s a crisis in Fort Worth’: FWISD board names improving reading as top priority
Most students in Fort Worth ISD can’t read on grade level. Board members and school leaders want to change that.
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The Apple Watch Blood Pressure Reading Problem
Other watches that provide some form of blood pressure measurement rely on the photoplethysmography (PPG) hardware used for all-day heart rate reading. This uses green and red/infrared LEDs to ...
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Provinces adopt early screening program to fight falling literacy scores after signs of promise in Alberta
Literacy experts say it is an essential tool to prevent reading problems and other difficulties some children might face a few years later. “There was a wait-to-fail model,” said George ...
Most US kids aren’t gaining fast enough in reading and math. These schools are different
The average American student remains half a grade level behind pre-pandemic levels of achievement in both reading and math.
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The science of reading could inspire Indiana to change math instruction. But how?
A bill to change math instruction in the same vein as the science of reading is moving forward in the Indiana Statehouse. But ...
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Letter: PA must address literacy problem
President Joe Biden, facing serious questions about advanced age, prioritized America over self-interest, passing the torch to extremely well-prepared ...
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A deep dive on U.S. reading and math scores, and what to do about them
New research drills down on poor student achievement, and notes some school districts that are beating the odds ...
WA students lag in reading and math, but some districts gain ground
Schools across Washington state are still struggling to get student test scores back to pre-pandemic levels, new national data shows.
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US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math.
A failing Nation's Report Card proves need for sweeping change
The new Nation’s Report Card is truly scandalous; it shows that one in every three eighth graders are functionally illiterate ...
Kelly McParland: Mark Carney's ever present Trudeau problem
In theory Carney represents a more formidable threat, though his recent popularity likely includes many people who don’t know ...