New York needs to get back to the basics when it comes to teaching kids how to read, Gov. Kathy Hochul says. The Governor announced Wednesday that she wants to ditch the trendy “whole language” method ...

WATERVLIET, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her “Back to Basics” reading plan and the $10 million in teacher training to go along with it Wednesday morning at Watervliet Elementary School. The plan ...

Word came this week that New York will follow the lead of other states in revamping the way reading is taught in its 800-plus local school districts. Governor Kathy Hochul proposed spending $10 ...

The following transcript was created by a computer and edited by a volunteer: Dave Miller: This is Think Out Loud on OPB. I’m Dave Miller. We end today with the science of reading. That’s the name for ...

ALBANY, NY (WBNG) -- Governor Kathy Hochul announced her second proposal for the 2024 State of the State. On Wednesday, she announced her “Back to Basics” plan to improve reading proficiency across ...

Better late than never, New York state has stirred itself to change the way reading is taught in its 800-plus local school districts. Last month, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a plan to spend (an ...

For decades, reading scores have remained stagnant at best, and the pandemic made things even worse. K–12 teachers at every grade level have students who struggle to read, and regardless of their ...

CAPITAL REGION (WRGB) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled today the second phase of her 2024 State of the State proposal focusing on education. New York is going back to the basics of how your ...

When Louisiana made gains in reading proficiency in a recent Congressionally-mandated assessment, it stuck out. NAEP — known as the nation’s report card — painted a grim picture about reading skills ...

Last June, teacher Kyle Jackson started an English language arts lesson by getting his kindergartners to sound out the beginning and end of words. Jackson, a teacher at Rising Star Elementary School ...