How One New Federal Status Report (and Three Popular Press Articles) May Lead Educators Astray
This Blog critiques August 4, 2022 National Center for Education Statistics report identifying how many students ended the past school year with academic skill gaps. Similarly analyzing three follow-up popular press articles, Blog recommends a multi-tiered intervention continuum based on determining the root causes of each student’s literacy gaps, and policy changes away from retaining students not proficient in reading at the end of Grade 3.