THE LATEST FROM THE HECHINGER REPORT---DID NY BLOW $10 MILLION ON READING INSTRUCTION THAT DOESN'T WORK

In April 2024, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made a bold promise: The state would revamp its approach to literacy and boost state reading scores by double digits. “We’re turning the page on how we teach students how to read,” she said in front of a first grade class in Albany. The state would raise the share of third graders reading proficiently from 45 percent to 60 percent or higher, she said. READ MORE AT Did New York blow $10 million on reading instruction that doesn’t work?