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California took a big step toward overhauling its reading curriculum last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill pushing for phonics-based instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.

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Jeffrey McQuillan claims that encouraging phonics instruction will be a “train wreck” in California (Letters, Oct. 3). Yet his main piece of evidence, a 2020 analysis, is wanting. Aside from some ...

There are few things people on both sides of the political aisle agree on nowadays, but one is that ditching phonics-based instruction for reading has been a disaster. Even California is now following ...

The Boise area is home to three of the four safest hospitals in Idaho, according to The Leapfrog Group. The nonprofit organization, which studies patient safety and protection, issues Hospital Safety ...

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An instructional assistant works with students in a literacy class in Oakland on March 7, 2025. Photo by Florence Middleton for CalMatters Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted ...

Books on the shelf at M.H. Moore Elementary School on Aug. 13, 2024. Amanda McCoy [email protected] The Fort Worth Independent School District is adopting a new phonics program that officials ...

Editor's note: This column has been updated to correct information. In April, five hospitals in Palm Beach County, all owned by Tenet Healthcare, filed a lawsuit against my nonprofit, The Leapfrog ...

Sign up for essential news for the Fort Worth area. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. Superintendent Karen Molinar stood before Fort Worth ISD trustees ...