MPS is equipping students with early literacy skills and confidence to tackle increasingly complex reading and writing tasks, ...

4:16 p.m. June 2, 2025: An earlier version of this report incorrectly said teaching phonics was new to Long Beach Unified. Some phonics has been taught in the district for years, but a new focus on ...

In early reading, first graders who are behind have an 88 percent chance of still being behind in fourth grade--rigor and ...

Jefferson County Public Schools will revisit how it teaches students to read and by next year will roll out a new reading curriculum required for all district elementary schools, according to ...