Feds Pour Millions Into Phonics Overhaul As Student Reading Scores Hit Historic Lows

Feds Pour Millions Into Phonics Overhaul As Student Reading Scores Hit Historic Lows

The U.S. Department of Education announced a major shift in federal funding this week, targeting hundreds of millions of dollars toward evidence-based reading programs in response to dropping national literacy scores. According to data cited by the Department, 12th-grade reading scores have reached their lowest recorded levels, while nearly 70% of fourth and eighth graders […] Feds Pour Millions Into Phonics Overhaul As Student Reading Scores Hi…