In Houston, on the other hand, where some of the district’s most disadvantaged schools began using Direct Instruction reading techniques with pupils in kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade through a ...

Direct instruction is the reading equivalent of school uniforms, and it makes literature as exciting as a pressed white shirt. One scene in Michael Moore’s documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11" keeps playing ...

Millions of American students fell far behind in their education during the past two pandemic years. But many of the problems affecting U.S. public education predated COVID-19 and are largely ...