In the English class he taught before becoming a dean last year at Bentonville High School in Arkansas, students engaged with plays, poetry and articles but read just one book together as a class. “At ...

Only about 13% of English Learners were proficient or advanced in English Language Arts as measured by the CAASSP in 2021-2022. And fewer than 10% were proficient in Mathematics. Methinks we can do ...

WASHINGTON — Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given detailed chapter summaries for every novel they ...

Not-So-Great Expectations: Students Are Reading Fewer Books in English Class Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were ...

The National Council of Teachers of English acknowledged the shift in a 2022 statement on media education, saying: “The time has come to decenter book reading and essay-writing as the pinnacles ...