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Teacher shortages: where the numbers stand and what may ease them
Federal surveys found 45 percent of public schools with open teaching posts in 2022; the evidence blames low pay, weak support, and burnout, and points to two kinds of fixes.
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Plain language: why clear writing is a science, not a style
Clear writing has tools, dates, and laws: Flesch-Kincaid in 1975, the Plain Writing Act in 2010, and an ISO standard in 2023. Here is what the evidence shows.
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What the literacy rate in the US actually measures
The literacy rate in the US is a skill ladder, not a pass-fail count. What the 2023 federal numbers show, and why method changes blur the trend.
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The science of reading: how brains crack the code
Decades of research point to one skill at the center of learning to read — and it explains why classrooms keep changing.
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How bad is the literacy crisis in the numbers?
National tests show a real reading slide: 31 percent of fourth-graders at Proficient, more adults at the lowest levels. The crisis label depends on the bar.
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Bilingual education benefits — Bilingual education: what the research shows, and what it doesn't
Dual-language classrooms are often praised and often doubted. The honest picture is more measured than either camp suggests.
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What Is Innovation in Education? Classrooms That Keep Changing
The word shows up in every school brochure. Here is what it actually means, and how to tell a real change from a renamed one.