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Adjusting to the New Normal

Transitioning from classroom teaching to online instruction is a challenge even under the best possible circumstances, let alone as an emergency...

Classroom to Cloud: 3 Factors to Consider When Transitioning to Remote Learning

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. In the face of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, organizations of all types are being forced to rapidly reevaluate and restructure the way they conduct business during a public health emergency.

Lexia® Core5® Reading Benefits Students in Kindergarten and First Grade

A large-scale study found that kindergarten and first-grade students who used Lexia® Core5® Reading had significantly higher scores than nonCore5 students on a standardized reading test.

All In Good Time: The Effectiveness of Timed Instruction

If you've ever wished for “just five more minutes” before getting out of bed in the morning, you know firsthand that a seemingly insignificant amount...

Educators Need and Want Better Research—and Better Research Access

Since 2015, federal education policy has been guided by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which emphasizes a necessary but often misunderstood...

3 Things All English Learners Need But Aren’t Always Receiving: Funding, Attention, and Respect

In his 2019 piece for The Nation magazine, North Hollywood High School senior Scott Lee noted: “It’s easy to forget that the United States has no...

Where Are We Going Wrong? New NAEP Scores Show Decline in Reading Proficiency

The National Assessment of Education Progress—also known as the Nation’s Report Card—has measured student performance across the United States for...

Putting the Science of Reading to Work

Don't have time to read? Listen Now » How do students learn to read? Although this deceptively simple question has inspired decades...

Why Aren’t Students Finishing College? Understanding and Addressing the College Completion Crisis

Although college readiness continues to be a central goal of K-12 education policy, alarm bells are ringing about a growing “college completion...

Today's Students Might Be Digital Natives, But Are They Digitally Literate?

There's no question technology is ubiquitous in our modern educational system. In fact, it is hard to find a classroom that hasn’t embraced tech to...

Debunking the IQ-Dyslexia Link and Other Myths

Do kids with dyslexia have lower IQs?

Although the answer is no, a contrary belief lingers amid the multitude of misinformation that tends to...

“When We Teach, We Learn”: Students Who Advise Peers Improve Their Own Grades

When struggling with an aspect of our education, many of us instinctively ask a peer for help—either because they’re working on the same thing...